I have to apologize to any who have been following this podcast. It appears that I vanished. Actually, I just split my podcast and am hosted elsewhere, and I've been busily at it for a couple months now - I just forgot to mention it!My writ

Be Still My Soul

Nov 23rd, 2008

A friend asked me if I’d be willing to accompany her with an original arrangement of Be Still My Soul. This is what I came up with so far. I don’t have the voice in this particular recording, so the Jake-made tenor flute is acting as substitu

Witnesses

Nov 5th, 2008

Here's a little mix of piano and flutes. Some of you may recognize the tune...

Why I Do Not Support Gay Marriage

Nov 2nd, 2008

For a transcription of this podcast, go to http://chas.willowrise.com/?p=146

Bunkinisms

Oct 29th, 2008

This episode is for the benefit of all the friends and family who think our little two year old Bunkin girl is quiet and never talks...

Inner Light

Oct 23rd, 2008

Just improvising with the 'nino again. A little tune on the spot and a little tune from Star Trek. Enjoy!

The Third Day with Flute

Oct 14th, 2008

I was listening to The Third Day and realized it might sound good with a flute part, so I played around a bit, and here's what I came up with...About halfway through I realized that the chords go crazy on this piece. Whew! You'll have to fo

Jam Session

Sep 30th, 2008

One of the funnest things to do is get together with friends and have a Jam session. I'm just lucky enough that my best friends are also family. Ria and Jake are both incredible on the piano and flutes.This was a unique jam session because

Row, Row, Row Your Flute

Sep 24th, 2008

I was having a little fun with the copy and paste function on my recording program. Did you know Row Your Boat could be split into 8 parts? It works - even with a tenor flute. But finding that even a couple rounds of row your boat makes a pr

Rain - with Words

Sep 16th, 2008

This is the song Rain from Dayspring. Maria Hathaway, my sister, wrote the words, and Shelly Hathaway, my other sister, is the singer. I highly recommend that you take a look at their blogs and websites. Both are incredibly talented individu

Fun with Drums

Sep 12th, 2008

A drum duo - me and my two-year-old daughter. I'll let you figure out who's the cuter drummer.

Five Favorite Fifer hymns

Sep 11th, 2008

A collection of hymn solos, played on the fife. The fife is like a cross between a side-blown flute and a recorder. These are not original tunes, but are traditional hymn tunes.

The Jughead American Dream Burger

Sep 8th, 2008

This is an incident that happened to me while serving a two year, full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Practice Session 5

Sep 6th, 2008

This is a piano piece I've been just starting to work with. It still has a lot of work to do on it, and I haven't mastered the rhythm yet, so keep that in mind when you hear my mistakes. I've been trying to match the interestingness of Gazele

Sopranino Improvisation

Sep 2nd, 2008

This is another flute improvisation. The sopranino is my favorite recorder, probably because it was the first flute I taught to myself play, 13 years ago.

Tenor Flute Improvisation

Aug 29th, 2008

This is a recording of a first time improvisation. The only editing involved was the adding of the echo. Everything else was on the spot. The Tenor flute being played was built by my brother, who sells them through Willowrise.

The Power of an Ordinary Day

Aug 24th, 2008

...Never underestimate the power of a single day.To see the transcript of this podcast, see: http://chashathaway.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/the-fair/

Dayspring

Aug 23rd, 2008

Time is such an interesting phenomenon. It passes so quietly and consistently that...To see a transcription of this post, see http://chashathaway.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/12/