Watercolor by Elko, NV artist, Sam Brown

Fiddlin' Pete
written by Dan Connor 2008

They say a man's doin' good if he's good at one thing
One good thing can give a lifetime of service
But if a man does everything well, and nothin' goes to Hell
That man makes everybody nervous.

And Fiddlin' Pete plays music on the fiddle
And like everything else he does he does it big, not little
He's a man of many hats,
If talent was weight he'd be so fat
It'd take a week to see all of Fiddlin' Pete

Pete got his name back in old St. Paul
Maybe then it was easy to choose one
But if quality workmanship can make a nickname stick
There's no end now of what we got to choose from.

I'm talkin' shinglin' Pete, table top Pete, cabernet Pete too
There's dog cart Pete, course bean fart Pete don't stink like me and you
Song writin' Pete, Bar BQ Pete, there's Catfish Pete in the cat bird seat
Orchestra Pete, architect Pete, it's a miracle Pete finds time to sleep
There's gardenin' Pete, manure Pete, they know that Pete on Willow Street
Plumin' Pete, strummin' Pete and 27 other Petes doin' somethin' better than you

And Fiddlin' Pete plays music on the fiddle
He does it well like he does everything else
from the greenhouse to the griddle
He gets more done in a day
Then ten men on plumbers pay do in a week
Fiddlin' Pete

Hey if it's OK, I got one more thing to say
30 years of knowin' Pete recommends it
The one thing Pete does best, that stands above the rest
Is his kind and generous friendship

Yeah Fiddlin' Pete plays music on the fiddle
We all love him in a major way, not just a little
May his new retirement plan let him stay a renaissance man
And let us keep Fiddlin' Pete
We wanna keep
Fiddlin' Pete
Keep tappin' our feet, to
Fiddlin' Pete

more comments

Dear Pete,

Our Elderhostel group really enjoyed your campfire program on July 18th. You got the highest marks on all the evaluations-which was no surprise to me!

Barbara


Hi Pete,

We were all enthralled by your artistry-not just on the fiddle, but the guitar and the mandolin. Curley Fletcher has a great representative in you. His name will live on because of you.
Thanks for the music! (Bishop to Bodie Ride, May 21-26)

Cheers,
Sue

even more of what others say

I would like to share some of the kind words that I have received from some of the folks who have heard my show!

Hi Pete -
We were discussing your playing at our Homeowners Assoc. party the evening of Saturday, September 1st in 7 Pines. As you suggested, I went on-line and absolutely had a blast listening to your music and reading about you!!! I do believe that your talents would make our Labor Day event a HUGE success. Please tell me that you WILL be able to play for us. I will be happy to send you a check in advance.

I look forward to hearing from you and, of course, meeting you in person!

ML Taylor


WOW PETE..
our youngest son is standing over my shoulder and says he is telling all his friends in college about your music!!! and we are so happy to see this...I sure hope it works out for June 24th as we have to be out of the Lake Mary lodge the following Saturday ...we will be arriving June 23rd and seeing you perform will top off our vacation!!!

Thanks Pete...we are crossing fingers it will indeed work for June 24th for you because it does for us!!! Thank you 100 times.

The Griffith's Glen, Susan, Brett, Todd, Cambria, Evan and friend Collin


Hello Pete,

Just had to pass along how very much Steve and I enjoyed the music, the camaraderie, tastey dinner, and wonderful "story telling" this past Sunday evening at the Pokonobe. Bill and Gail have been visiting the Mammoth area for the past 5 years -and one of the highlights last year for them, was discovering you!

They purposely scoured the local paper when they arrived last Thursday to see if you were in town.....their intention was to "gift" us a memorable evening for our 32nd wedding anniversary! Steve and I both had to agree the mountain biking was excellent, the hiking was awesome, the scenery was incredible - but our evening at the Pokonobe was the "icing on the cake"!

When we think of our first visit to Mammoth - you will be at the top of our list. We look forward to listening to the CD's -thank you for sharing your gift!

Thank you - and God bless!
Sheila and Steve Gutierrez