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DocuSign Envelope ID: 1596E7A3-E36D-435A-8F23-BABF53FOAFC8 Estes Hills Elementary School, Page 10 of 15 <br /> Charles Pettee <br /> Charles Pettee's fresh approach to the traditional arts of flatpicking and <br /> folksinging began during his childhood in Asheville, NC, where he started on <br /> guitar and mandolin at an early age. He is co-founder of Flying Fish recording <br /> artist The Shady Grove Band from Chapel Hill, NC, which has delighted <br /> audiences across the US, Canada, and Europe for over twenty years. His <br /> distinctive mandolin style, voice, and original compositions are an essential part of <br /> the group's appeal and garner airplay in over twenty foreign countries. Charles <br /> Pettee & Folk Psalm, founded in 2004, has a reputation for musical integrity, <br /> professionalism, and the ability to inspire. Through their performance, the 3,000- <br /> year-old sacred poems of the Hebrews — the Psalms — sound startlingly <br /> contemporary in their deeply human expressions of joy, dread, defiance, and <br /> hope in the hands of these fine NC musicians. Charles has hosted workshops on <br /> both guitar and mandolin technique at some of the most prestigious music <br /> festivals in the US and Europe (including Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS, and <br /> MerleFest, Wilkesboro, NC). Charles has been the driving force behind Chuck <br /> and the Waggin'Ears for over twenty years. They have delighted audiences at <br /> clubs, festivals, and special events with their blend of traditional bluegrass and <br /> original compositions. The Waggin'Ears have the spontaneity and joy of good <br /> friends making the music they love, combined wit the stage presence and <br /> audience appeal of the seasoned professionals that they are. Charles also offers <br /> school programs called "Hear the Sound" which share the history of southern <br /> string music with audiences of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Either solo, or <br /> with The Shady Grove Band, or Chuck and the Waggin'Ears, he has performed <br /> over 5,000 shows in his thirty-two years as a professional musician. <br />