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Why doesn't AWT have a "pit band" to play with artists? This year we do!
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The MERRY BAND
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Chris Ranney - Oscar met keyboard maestro Chris in Ann Arbor as part of a "speculation deal" being setup with an up-and-coming producer at the start of the 80's. The deal broke down but the friendship remained.
Mr. Ranney has "criss-crossed" (hee-hee) the country and lived on both coasts (NYC, Portland, San Fran) playing in more than a few bands (including Michigan's own Map of the World (Atlantic Records). We are glad to have him as part of our "Merry Band" and think you will enjoy hearing him more often now that he's around.
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The MERRY BAND
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Mark R Schrock always seems to show up with a relaxed demeanor though grace-with-a-side-of-grit style makes him a terrific partner and player. He also presents music and food at "Salt of the Earth" in beautiful downtown Fennville, Michigan. He joins us as a member of The Merry Band.
Mark says: "I've been playing and performing roots music all my life. Got my first guitar at 8, first bass at 14, inherited my grandpa's fiddle at 17, and picked up a mandolin somewhere along the way. I'm currently playing with my buddies in Jive At Five, Bluecoast Quintet, the Schrock Bros, Madcat, Kane, and Maxwell Street, Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys, Jimmy Dillon and the Werewolves, and Drew Nelson and HWY 2."
You can find Mark in these sections: Folk / Roots / Americana
href="http://http://www.reverbnation.com/markrschrock
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The MERRY BAND
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Michael Crittenden is the founding member and chief songwriter of the group Troll for Trout.
Michael's songs have been heard on dozens of radio stations across the
country as well as on MTV, ABC and PAXnet television. A graduate of the
Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, Michael has performed most of
his life, sharing the stage with the likes of John McVey, Shawn Mullins,
Jonatha Brooke, Hootie& the Blowfish, The Doobie Brothers, Peter
Frampton, and Kenny Wayne Shepard among others. In addition to writing
and performing, Michael is the owner of The Mackinaw Harvest Music Group, Inc.,
a recording st udio and publishing company, and has worked with
numerous other artists as a producer and publisher. Michael's sixth CD, "A Mackinaw Harvest Holiday"
has just been released in time for this year's season and includes 13
original and traditional holiday pieces. He also has produced the top
shelf disc "Immigrant Son" for his buddy and fast developing singer/songwriter Drew Nelson.
http://www.trollfortrout.com/
http://www.mackinawharvest.com/
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