…with a silent “h”
…with a silent “h”
Wendi spent most of April in the hospital with kidney related issues. I spent some of my time visiting her and just keeping up with life, but I also bought two new instruments: a guitalele and a new baritone ukulele. I replaced strings on four ukuleles and lowered the action on three of them as well (one of those was done professionally). I’ve been practicing both singing and playing too. I hope to get back into recording very soon; hopefully it will go well, and editing will be easy. I’ll keep you informed.
I’ve also been drinking lots of coffee! Check out my new recipe for the Kharlie ’26.
Recording began on January 31 for the next album, Songs in the Key of M, though the title may change before it’s released. Editing and mixing are taking some time, as I’m experimenting, and life is way too busy! So far, I have three draft mixes in the folder kharlie.com/000. This is a directory page; feel free to listen, but be aware that these are not final editions! Instruments will likely be replaced, and the whole audio is likely to be different in the final release.
You can usually hear Kharlie M at Mocha Moment in Janesville during their Open Mic which is held from 5:00 to 6:30 pm on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
At long last, the successor to Charlie Petitt’s Umm… album is finished and set for release! It will actually be released twice: once here and on Bandcamp on Black Friday, November 28, 2025, then on worldwide streaming platforms including Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, and more, on Friday, December 26, 2025.
This was Kharlie’s first full album, produced in 2007 using his given name (he didn’t become Kharlie M until October 4, 2014). It’s quite a potpourri, including love ballads, Gospel jazz, a children’s tune, rock jams, and folk-classical fusion. You can listen on Bandcamp here or else click or tap the album cover on this page to listen on this site.