show. When we rehearse I don’t
say I need this line or that line;
this part or that part. I say I need
you on this track. It brings 10
individuals together and it lets
them perform their magic along
with helping my arrangement.
How do you decide who takes
each song?
I kind of delegate. I know what
will work with certain people. I
can see people doing certain
songs and it’s always worked
well. We had Mary McCrink in
the band and each year I found
a song I think would be nice for
her to work with, and it usually
works out pretty good. I’m usu-
ally right on the money. And I
try to share and spread the love
around to give everyone a piece
because I get tired of hearing
myself sometimes.
Can you give me an off-the-ra-
dar track that might wind up in
the show?
I found a song called “Chang-
ing of the Guards” that was sug-
gested to me. I had never heard
it before, but I really like it. I
won’t know for sure if it makes
the cut list until we try it as a
band, but it’s up there.
I would assume something like
“Masters of War” might make
the list, right?
Yeah, well that was kind of the
impetus of the whole thing be-
cause I rediscovered that song
one night playing in a bar. It
took everybody by surprise:
First that I would even attempt
to do it and secondly for what
a wonderfully angry song it is.
It’s probably the angriest song I
know.
You mentioned finding discov-
How much planning goes into
ering a few songs for the theme. the show?
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