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Bernie Petteway Trio Thursday Night
The News - Upcoming Performances
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 20:16

My monthly jazz outing, playing with my favorite guitarist, Bernie Petteway, and the Triangle's most tasteful drummer, Ed Butler, down at the Pittsboro General Store Cafe 7:00 - 9:00.

We've also got a house concert coming up. See the notes in the listing for details. Hope to see you at one or both events!

 
Looking at Recordings
Robbie's Blog - Life as a Musician
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 15:14

Got started on putting together a list of recordings I've played on over the years. Just scratching the surface so far. Here's the "discography" so far.I don't have any recordings of my own. Home recording projects and gig recordings I plan to put on the "listen to music" page and there are a few things there now but not much. But I've been playing on other people's projects since the early '70's and it's been a lot of fun. Hoping to find most of them over the holidays but there are a few like Bill Wilson's "Lighthouse" and whatever they ended up calling the album I did with Caroline Peyton and Mark Bingham back in '75 - well - I never got to even hear that one and I doubt you did, either. Been a lot of singer/songwriters over the years.

If I played on your recording and it's not listed it may only be that I haven't gotten that far into the stacks yet - but drop me a line and refresh my memory. And if I listed your recording and you want more info added let me know that, too. I'll probably come back and add more details to everything once I get the basic list done.

 
A Really Terrible Orchestra
Robbie's Blog - Check it out
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 11:40

It's late notice and, sadly, I can not make this myself but I highly recommend the Really Terrible Orchestra of the Triangle concert tonight at Duke. 7:30 PM at Reynolds Theater in the Bryan Center. A preview article here.

 
Web Site Update
The News - Site News
Saturday, 07 November 2009 18:54

I've updated the software that runs this website and as a result the URL's (web addresses) of all the articles here have changed. If you came here from a link on another site or from a search engine (Google or whatever) you may have gotten the "404 Not Found" message. Do not fear - everything is still here. Just use the search box at the top of the page here to find whatever it was you were looking for. I've got almost all of the internal links working now but if you find something not working please let me know.

 

 
Bike to Fight MS
Robbie's Blog - Bicycling
Friday, 28 August 2009 18:12

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September 26th and 27th I'll be riding to raise money to help find a cure for multiple sclerosis. I will be joining more than 2,000 other cyclists for the 2009 MS Bike Tour “BB&T Tour to Tanglewood” which will benefit the Central North Carolina Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. We will be riding a minimum of 90 hilly miles over 2 days to help end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis, a chronic, often-disabling disease of the central nervous system that strikes people in the prime of life. Last year approximately 2,300 cyclists raised more than $1.5 million on the New Bern Tour that Karen and I did. We have both lost friends to this disease and each of us knows several people who are currently living with MS. As we have contacted people in our fund raising efforts we have discovered that almost everyone we have talked to either has friends or relatives with MS. We are asking for your help in this challenge. By making a pledge on my behalf, you will support national research efforts to find the cause and cure for MS in addition to helping fund local programs for the thousands of people in Central North Carolina who live with and reach beyond the daily challenges of MS each day. In the past 20 years, significant progress has been made in the treatment of MS, particularly for those who are newly diagnosed. Last year I raised over $1200 to help this cause. Please help me match or exceed that amount this year. Any amount is appreciated. If you can help you can easily donate securely online using your credit card at the National MS Society website. Here is the link: Robbie's Donation Page

Click the "Donate to Robbie" button on top of the fundraising thermometer and follow the instructions. I will be automatically informed via email of your donation. Thank you so much for your support and for your interest in multiple sclerosis!

Notes: Due to schedule conflicts I am unable to do the Bike MS New Bern Tour that Karen and I have done for the last two years and which directly benefits our community. Karen is hoping to do at least part of that tour. But I wanted to continue working for this cause and the Central Carolina Chapter helps many people close to us.

Why only 90 miles this year? (Last year we rode 175!) The Tour to Tanglewood is very hilly compared to New Bern. I will have 3 route options to add up to 55 additional miles on Saturday. I plan to add at least one additional route – we'll see how it goes from there!

 
The Sound of Women Singing
The News - Upcoming Performances
Monday, 27 April 2009 17:30
I love choirs. My earliest (enjoyable) musical memories are of singing in elementary school choir. Of course, I was a soprano then and got to sing the melody. Then there were years of no singing at all but in high school I happened to walk by the choir room as they were rehearsing "O Magnum Mysterium" (Victoria) and I was hooked. I gave up my lunch hour to sing second bass parts with buddy Steve Russell.

These days I mostly accompany choirs and we have such fine mixed choirs in the Triangle. But the sound that moves me the most is that of the unmixed choirs - all men, or all women - equally potent. This Saturday the Women's Voices Chorus performs. I'll be joining them on a few tunes playing bass as they celebrate dance. There will even be some dancers. John Hanks will play percussion.

Women's Voices Chorus has been around since the early 90's - founded by Mary Lycan. I've played with them many times over the years and they've had their ups and downs but tonight at rehearsal sitting in the middle of the ensemble I got goose bumps the singing was so beautiful. Rich, expressive, wonderfully in tune and oh, those altos! There is nothing like the sound of a women's chorus. Cheerfully and artfully directed by Allan Friedman - yeah, a guy - but I can tell they love him. Should be a very pleasing concert - please come.

Saturday, May 2,  2:00 pm - Chapel Hill Bible Church
 
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Upcoming Performances
  • Sat, Feb. 13th - Romance in the Air - North Carolina Master Chorale Chamber Singers - Kenan Music Building - Chapel Hill, NC
  • - Sat, Feb. 13th - Romance in the Air - North Carolina Master Chorale Chamber Singers - Kenan Music Building - Chapel Hill, NC
  • - Sat, Feb. 27th - House Concert in Durham - see notes - Bernie Petteway Trio - TBA - TBA,
  • - Sun, Feb. 28th - Dvorak Requiem - Choral Society of Durham - Duke Chapel - Durham, NC
  • - Sat, Mar. 6th - - Bach Sinfonia - Takoma Park/Silver Spring Performing Arts Center - Silver Spring, MD
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