He’s rockin’ – and giving: 10-year-old Connor Wartelle’s album!

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That’s 10-year-old Hope Lutheran fourth-grader Connor Wartelle, performing “Civil War” – one of the songs from an album he’s selling online. If you watch the video, you’ll see (and hear) it’s no sweet little “Itsy Bitsy Spider”-esque singalong – it’s power-guitar rock. We found out about Connor courtesy of proud mom Jeanne Wartelle, who tells us Connor is donating part of the album’s proceeds to Children’s Hospital. He’s been playing guitar since he was five – and his guitar teacher/mentor Rob Hampton helped Connor make the album. Rob also has written about Connor online, including a peek into the album-making process: “For example, (Connor) created the helicopter-like sound in the breakdown of “Slavery” by cranking all the knobs on my BOSS Flanger pedal. I winced when I first heard the effect, but Connor insisted that was the sound he wanted. Now I love that part.” Here’s where to find Connor’s album (“Too Small“) at Amazon.

cami March 5, 2010 (3:43 pm)

THAT WAS GREAT!!!

chas redmond March 5, 2010 (4:00 pm)

Wow – punk rock from a real punk – this is about as genuine as it gets. Connor – you ROCK. You should write one about the ghosts of Gettysburg.

Johnny Davies March 5, 2010 (4:15 pm)

You rock on either side of the Mason Dixon line! NICE JOB!

connor wartelle March 5, 2010 (4:24 pm)

Nice idea chas! I’m going to write a song about that!

WSMom March 5, 2010 (5:28 pm)

Excellent!!

miws March 5, 2010 (5:29 pm)

Rock on, Connor!!

Great job! :cool:

Mike

connor wartelle March 5, 2010 (5:51 pm)

When I was at school and I heard that i sold 20 albums I ran all over the classroom and jumped off my desk. I couldn’t have done it without my guitar teacher Rob Hampton.