TOP ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Updated promo images for show + QR code (on this page)
- Wealthy Theatre TICKET PAGE link
https://grcmc.vbotickets.com/event/J_Oscar_Bittinger/134218 (…following promo images also go to the above link…)
- MUSIC: Show Order/ SET LIST – has been revised
- MUSIC: Take a Step (which we never came back to) has been added to the set list (check the playlist – we can confirm we can actually play it at sound check on Sunday)…
TXT or TALK with J Oscar on 616-802-0149
REHEARSAL TRACK NOTES
- Rehearsal tracks numbered and at top of list….
- Consider these “arrangement references” – a bit ragged, a bit fun
- All bass guitar via open mics – DI disconnected – my bad…
- Snap is an incomplete composite – no full version
- Open Road – call and response – sing bolded call phrases
Hey Friend – [JOB] I want to get away
Amen – [JOB] If just up the way way
And then – [JOB] A better way might be waiting
"A Little Extra" Song Woodshed
The above files accurate for key, tempo, chord changes, and arrangement. [LYRICS may vary…]
Past announcements
- PROMO: I have made each of you co-hosts of the “A Little Extra” event on Facebook. Please invite your friends and neighbors 🙂
- PROMO: I will email Facebook headers, an Instagram “square” and a QR code to tickets – please use them on your pages.
- MUSIC: One-on-one meetups or sectionals – your studio or mine.
- The Merry Band TEXT Group is setup – and we all know how to use it – so let’s make that our group communication channel.
- THANKS for making time for the Merry Band rehearsal – left below for reference…
- 1224 Northlawn St NE 49505
- SUNDAY April 27
- From 3-5p (or whenever we get done)
- You can arrive anytime after 1:30 for setup and such
TXT or TALK with J Oscar on 616-802-0149
Welcome Backstage!
This page is a combined INFO BOARD and WOODSHED.
For this show we shall be Thee Merry Band.
- Dave Molinari – leads and keys, vocal
- Michael Van Houten (MVH) – drums, vocal+
- Mark Hugger – bass, vocal?
The afternoon show is also scheduled to include a 3-4 song set by The Folk Bros (who are working on an EP of Dylan covers).
The Folk Bros are:
- Bruce Zeeuw – guitar, mando, vocal
- Stephen Aldrich – bass, drums, vocal
- J Oscar Bittinger – guitar, vocal
THANK YOU for being a Merry Band member for this May 4, 2025 show to to be called “A Little Extra” (ALE?…).
The title will be used as a be “thru line” to thread the songs on to. More on that in future conversations…
Look forward to playing these songs with you!
SHOW DATE: MAY 4, 2025
CALL TIME: 1:00 PM
START TIME: 3:00 PM
Location:
Wealthy Theatre, Dirk Koning Cinema
1130 Wealthy Street
Grand Rapids MI 49506
