Take Our Daughters to Work Day Blog
Blogger's Note: Today is the official Take Our Daughters to Work Day. Last year, I took my oldest daughter to work with me. So this year, in the interest of equal time, it's now my youngest daughter's turn to blog.
By Jesse Bonaguro
Hi. I'm Jesse. I'm 10. When it comes to country, Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift, the Dixie Chicks and Rascal Flatts are my favorites.
I love listening to Taylor Swift. She is amazing at writing and singing songs. I just figured out how to play "Love Story" on my fiddle. I learn a lot of country songs on my fiddle. One of the first one I did was "Cowboy Take Me Away" by the Dixie Chicks. Sometimes, if the song is really fast, I use something called the Amazing Slow Downer on my computer. It slows down the song so you can hear all the notes really clearly. I figured out how to play two Garth Brooks songs that way: "Callin' Baton Rouge" and "The Beaches of Cheyenne." I love the fiddle in all of Garth Brooks' songs and think that Jimmy Mattingly is the best! (Even though I mostly play Celtic music, I still like playing country songs. Fiddle is so much fun. Me and my fiddle have been to lots of places for competitions, and last summer, I was picked to go to Ireland for a world competition. Even though it feels awkward sometimes playing with people in a group, I had lots of fun. I have another competition in May, so wish me luck!)
Some country songs that I don't like as much are Kenny Chesney's new ones. His older music used to be good, like "Big Star" and "Don't Happen Twice," but I don't like the ones about Mexico and chairs. To me, he doesn't necessarily scream out country anymore.
I really like that my mom gets to write about country music. She has an awesome job. Who wouldn't want to listen to music, talk about it, write about it, go to concerts and get paid for it? I love to write, too, like my mom. Take Your Daughter to Work Day was really fun.
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CountryMusicIsLove.com says:
You sound like a very accomplished fiddle player - congratulations!! Great job on the blog post Jesse - we hope you enjoyed your day working with Mom!
iMack says:
Great job, Jesse.
Maybe your mom can post an MP3 sometime of you playing the fiddle.
Chris N. says:
Good going, Jesse! Stick with the fiddle — a musical instrument is a friend you can always turn to.
Twangtown7 says:
Lol…love your take on Kenny, Jesse. I like his older stuff too.
Stick with that fiddle, you’ll be glad you did. ;)
cbmgbm says:
Mortal sin of pride, from the aunt………
maggie moeller says:
Awesome Jesse! you are amazing at the fiddle
SUPPRIES ITS ME MAGGIE!!!!!!!
Nick g. says:
YO DOG AMAZ’IN
flutterfli says:
hi jesse, you r probably so good at the fiddle. stick with it!!!!!!
Bill Bartmann says:
Cool site, love the info.
polokean says:
Получаю от прочтения одни удовольствия))
BinaPamy says:
I should notify my friend about it.
bmw-talk says:
I’ve learned how to be a better person for sure. The desire to grow community is a strong motivator to staying ethical and honest at every turn. :)