Come on up to the house...

Every year we do a Thanksgiving Eve gig:  sometimes it has been mostly folksy sing-a-long, sometimes it has been a rockin' rave on and sometimes a hymn sing type of thing. This year our jazz/blues/soul roots are showing and tonight's practice was OUTTA SIGHT!  Here is the set list - always a work in progress - but suggestive of this year's depth and breadth.

Participants:  Linda Worster, Carlton Maaia II, Grahm Sturz, Andy Kelly, Dianne De Mott, Eva Peri, Dave McDermott, Brian Staubach, Jon Grenoble, Sue Noyes, James Lumsden, Charlie Tokarz, John Haddad, Rob Fisch, Appollo Nzima, Ethan Wesley, Olivia Kinne

Ad Hoc Gospel Back Up Singers:  Dick Noble, Carol Killian, Sue Kelly, Steve Perry, Scott Eldridge

Opening Medley:

·         Short a capella intro/Come On Up to the House (everyone takes verses)

·         Down By the Riverside

Welcome and Prayer

Sing-a-long:  You Can Call Me, Al

First Cluster:

·         Friend of the Devil:  Graham 

·         Linda Worster

·         Poems:  Sue Kelly

·         Dick Noble w/Andy Kelly, Steve Perry and band

·         Carlton Maaia II (jazz instrumental ?)

·         Home at Last:  Jon and band

·         Give Me One Reason to Stay Here:  Dianne De Mott

·         Dancin’ in the Street: Rebecca Leigh

Collection for Emergency Fuel Funds:  Don’t Give Up (everyone on chorus)

Sing-a-long:  We Shall Overcome (into Amazing Grace w/trumpet and improv…)

Poems:  Sue Kelly

Second Cluster:

·         Linda

·         Appollo

·         Graham:  John Hiatt tune 

·         Andy

·         Olivia:  Safe and Sound

·         Rebecca:  I’ll Be There

Closing:

·         Hootchie Cootchie Man:  James and Grahm

·         God Bless the Child:  Eva

·         Jesus Is Just Alright with Me: Dave McDermott –lead and Ethan on guitar

·         The Weight: everyone takes part of the verses

 

This is always a gas - and keeps getting better and better.  Two of our young people - Olivia and Ethan - will be an intergral part of this year's band, too.  So, like Tom Waits says:  come on up to the house!