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Laughing Fox

About Me

My name is Michael "Scooter" Charette. My spirit name is Bapa Waagash (Laughing Fox). I come from the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwa.I am a flute player. I teach workshops on how to make Native American flutes. I am also an artist. I make woodburnings, driftwood sculptures, dream-catchers, and beadwork.I recently completed my first CD, "Tales of Laughing Fox", a collection of musical imagery featuring my flute playing, poetry, drumming and singing as well as some of my artwork and drawings.The CD was recorded on Mooningwanekaaning (Madeline Island) in Lake Superior, former home of the Ojibwa people.Currently, CDs are only available directly from me for $15 (plus $1.60 shipping) via Paypal. If you would like to purchase one, please send me a MySpace message and I will send you the details. In the future, CDs will be available through CD Baby (www.cdbaby.com). Tales of Laughing Fox1. Great Spirit Moon Rising - Flute & Rainstick 2. Forever Lost - Double Drone Flute 3. Dreams - Poem 4. Ajidimoo - Flute 5. Barcune's Song - Flute 6. Bamboo Flute - Flute 7. Butterfly - Poem 8. Equasayway In the Moonlight - Flute & Guitar (with Chris Insana) 9. Heart of the Earth - Flute 10. Indeaki - Drum and Voice 11. Shadow Dancer - Double Drone Flute 12. Seeds - Poem 13. Mawim - Double Drone Flute 14. Twin Tails Journey - Double Drone Flute 15. Rain Bird - Flute & Rain Stick 16. Great Spirit Moon Setting - Double Drone Flute 17. Wolf Drum Flutes Drums, Flute, & Rain Stick (with Chris Insana)(c) 2007 Blue (Salt) Box Records and Michael "Scooter" Charette.(This MySpace page is managed for Scooter Laughing Fox by Blue (Salt) Box Studios.)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/11/2007
Band Members:
Influences: Marvin Defore Sr., Marvin Defoe Jr., Frank Montana, R. Carlos Nikii, Keith Secola, Bill Miller, Val Barber, The Red Cliffs, The Islands, The Lake, & Mother Earth.
Sounds Like: a mix of roots that grows like a tree reaching to the sun, so are the tails of laughing fox, earthie flute music for the soul.
Record Label: Blue (Salt) Box Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Mountain Reflection

Mountain reflection on a placid lake,My mind drifts watching the sky,On the surface of calm waters,A sleeping angel appears,Spreading snow covered wings,Catching the orange glow of a setting sun,How l...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:24:00 GMT

Little Luna

Little Luna, shines so bright,The night to hold you,Casting blue upon shimmering waters,Crashing along sand covered shores,Such a seductive sound,The sight of you in full bloom,Flowing currents of emo...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:32:00 GMT

Gas for my love tank

Gas in my love tank,Seems a little low,looking for some loving,to fill my soul.Been around the block,Wasting time, thinking I've found some kind of prize.Gas for my love tank,  Gas for my love tank,I ...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:19:00 GMT

scooterlaughingfox/flutter fly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyMgiEI43CU flute music in Santa Fe, Laughing Fox woodlands style
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:13:00 GMT

Traveling upon the shores

     Traveling through the mountains, my mind blooming idea's that change with the wind.  Gaint cloud faces whisper the blowing winds forever changing their story.   ...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:12:00 GMT

Touched

I am touched by you, I have swallowed my heart, And accepted a change I did not want to see, Soft touch with eyes that last, Soft flesh to caress upon your chest, Smile a little because I hope to see...
Posted by on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:38:00 GMT

The golden path upon the lake

     Many years ago, Grandmother moon was cold.  The people would gather in there homes when the sun went down.  No one wanted to be caught outside when Grandmother moon ...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:39:00 GMT

song for the seasons

     Do you remember the night the stars sang to the earth?  The sky turnning this red haze and the lights from the north come out to play.  The world is spinning through...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:44:00 GMT

Farewell

The life flowed, My mind slowed, With the seductive kiss of my lover, Such pleasure caressing my being, The poision drip slowly taking me from me, I inhale with delight, The dreams I had when I was yo...
Posted by on Mon, 19 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

setting a trap

I've tried to catch a dream, With the treads of a spirders web, Hanging inside the hoop of Red Willow, hanging above my head.   When sleep takes me, I'll dream of love to be, Swimming through Oce...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 03:09:00 GMT