Great 2 days of recording. Stellar crew and solid hangs. 4 new tunes. Thx, fellas. Stoked. -B
@davediamondband
@pat_f_falco
@joshleclerc7
@johnarbuckle (aka Capt. Buckles)
@jondivello
and Michael LeClerc
…warning; last vid is a bit music-geeky, but wanted to house it here so I have a record of how things were set up/arranged. ;)
Just announced: Country and Karaoke
Next Wednesday, June 4 @talkhousebar
FNT at 8pm
W @fntraditional @joshleclerc7 @boscomichne @fmtrumpy and Klyph Black
Karaoke at 10pm
Get your tickets now
Save the date; @talkhousebar, In 2 weeks! Fri, 12/20, 8pm, $30
I usually go back to Bama for Xmas. But this year we’re staying put for the holidays. So I thought we’d bring some Bama to the Talkhouse for this show. Get ready to scoot your boots.
‘Silver Bullets and the Workingman’
Friday Night Traditional
Out now on Spotify/Apple Music. Please give it a ‘follow’.
Note: this one’s for my family on the rock. Love you guys.
Written by: K. Brad Penuel
Musicians:
Josh LeClerc @joshleclerc7 - guitar, vocals
Fred Trumpy @fmtrumpy - drums
Peter ‘Bosco’ Michne @boscomichne - guitar
Michael LeClerc - bass
Chris Tedesco @nyviolinguy - fiddle
Brad Penuel @fntraditional - vocals/guitar
Producers: K. Brad Penuel, Josh LeClerc
Recording Engineers: Nick Sferlazza @nicksferlazza
Mixed by: Tony Maserati at UnaVolta Studios, New York @tonymaseratiofficial
Assistant Mix Engineers Julia Norelli and Gabriella Wayne
Mastering Engineer: Ryan Schwabe @ryanschwabe_
Photo: @juleefish
Art Direction: @menechelli
Recorded in The Barn, Sag Harbor, NY
Lyrics:
I don’t have a problem
Go where you wanna go
Hell I probably there with a pocket of
But when you wanna find me
Know where I’m gonna be
Down there at the shipwreck (@saltshelterisland) at the mouth of the creek
Cause the people down there know how to be free
Just mind your own business, there’s nothing to see
But better catch the last boat, or make your last stand
Cause this island’s full of bullets and the working man
But don’t let it get you rattled
These folks a special breed
Busy raising family
Or out there on the seas
Leave home before the sun up
Don’t mind a little frost
Never met a stranger
And never been lost
these people down there just wanna be free
Just mind your own business, there’s nothing to see
But don’t bring no fancy beer or you’ll hear from Uncle Dan (@dctree_)
That there’s only silver bullets for the working man
Did you hear about the banker, back in ‘29
Tried to trick my in-laws with bottle of wine
Never found his body, no one called the law
But he’s down there Mashomak,
Wishin’ he was lost
these people down here just wanna be free
Just mind your own business, there’s nothing to see
But don’t bring no fancy beer or you’ll hear from Uncle Dan
That there’s only silver bullets for the working man
That’s a wrap! Another great @sagharbormusic festival! So honored to be a part of this great hometown event that brings so much great music to our community! Thank you Kelly/Kerry for everything you do. Highlights for me were @alexluceroband @jakelear @themindempire_band
This show was another high water mark for this project so huge thanks to @boscomichne @fmtrumpy @nicksferlazza Michael LeClerc and Dan Koontz for bringing the heat!
And finally, I had the great honor of playing for the Sag Harbor Elementary School (@elem_sag_harbor) to kick off the weekend. What an amazing place and experience! Thanks guys!
Excited to debut this new tune (and others) as well as new merch at the @sagharbormusic festival tomorrow, Sun, Sept 29 at 4pm at the stage in the alley by the American Hotel.
Photo: @lorimhawk
Happy to announce that our new tune, ‘Cowboy Song’ is out now on Spotify. Would appreciate a listen. Thanks!
Written by: K. Brad Penuel
Musicians:
Josh LeClerc @joshleclerc7 - guitar, bass, vocals
Fred Trumpy @fmtrumpy - drums
Nick Sferlazza @nicksferlazza - vocals
K. Brad Penuel @fntraditional - vocals/guitar
Producers: K. Brad Penuel, Josh LeClerc
Recording Engineers: Nick Sferlazza @nicksferlazza
Mixed by: Ryan Williams @ryanwilliamsmixer
Mastering Engineer: Ryan Schwabe @ryanschwabe_
Cover Art: Billy Mawhinney @billygagamawhinney
Recorded in The Barn, Sag Harbor, NY
Lyrics:
I woke up and they were gone
This house is silent as a ghost
can you call a house a home
When the soul is gone
Oh what times we’ve known
Ships wrecked and Dinosaurs once roamed
where the sun goes when it’s gone
I’ll play this cowboy song
til ya’ll come on back home
I know that it don’t look like much
Empty bottles and some dust
But the battles has seen
Make army man weep
Buddy I’m gonna tell you
Ships wrecked and Dinosaurs once roamed
And where the sun goes when its gone
I’ll play this cowboy song
til ya’ll come on back home
Friday Night Traditional’s ‘Southern Girl’
Written by: Brad Penuel
Musicians:
Josh LeClerc @joshleclerc7 - guitar, bass, vocals
Fred Trumpy @fmtrumpy - drums
Nick Sferlazza @nicksferlazza - vocals
Brad Penuel @fntraditional - vocals/guitar
Producers: Brad Penuel, Josh LeClerc
Recording Engineers: Nick Sferlazza @nicksferlazza
Mixed by: Tony Maserati at UnaVolta Studios, New York @tonymaseratiofficial
Assistant Mix Engineers Julia Norelli and Gabriella Wayne
Mastering Engineer: Ryan Schwabe @ryanschwabe_
Cover Art: Billy Mawhinney @billygagamawhinney
Photo Images: Jake Schott
Recorded in The Barn, Sag Harbor, NY
Lyrics:
Daddy sit down, grab a crown, I got something to say
Met a girl, in a whirl, and we’re on our way
But need your help, with someone else, how to / gotta break the news
No debutante, That’s why I’m coming to you
Now Momma is our rock and she raised me right
But you know sometimes she tends to set her sights
A bit planted in the old ways…I can just hear her say
Lord I hope you find a good southern girl
One that’ll love you and show you the world
but bring you back home at the end of the night
Cause home is important
Momma know I listened to all your words
Like if you gonna be stupid well you better be tough
And be careful what you wish for
You just might get it
Pink tights, church nights, never was my style
drifted north, off course, come on home once in while
Til I found, new ground, don’t speak the same tongue
some things best to do when you’re young
Placed bets, stood the test, well look at us now
Settled down, playing house, but still paint the town
I wouldn’t have it any other way…but I can still hear her say
CH
Come on, now, hear that accent, she might just be more southern that we are
Lord I hope you find a good southern girl
Lord I hope you find a good southern girl
be careful what you wish for
be careful what you wish for
Lord you know I found a good southern girl
Lord you know I found a good southern girl
She’s more than I wished for
More than I wished for
“Picture a kitchen table, jammed with musicians playing together over beers on a Friday night. There’s something cooking on the antique stove, and the old piano in the corner is holding together the guitar, the bass, the violin, and the drums. That’s the ambience infused into every song unrolled by Brad Penuel and his Friday Night Traditional.”
- Sag Harbor Express, Fall 2023