Greater Vision, Mark Trammell Trio
Last Saturday, I saw Greater Vision and the Mark Trammell Trio in concert in Wooster, Ohio. It was my first time to see Greater Vision, who unfortunately does not come into my area of Ohio often, and my third time to see the Mark Trammell Trio.
The concert was held at Fisher Auditorium at Wooster, Ohio, where the Inspirations and McKameys came earlier this year. The roughly 1,000-seat theater was packed for that concert and had a few more empty seats Saturday, but at least 800 people had to be there–a strong turnout for northern Ohio, especially on an April day with the worst snow in a month.
At that the Inspirations/McKameys concert, someone had lost a hearing aid. At every break, the emcee asked whoever had lost it to go to the back and claim it. This became a running joke when the emcee would mention in passing that the owner should go back and claim it, but hadn’t because he or she probably would not be able to hear the announcer’s comments.
This concert began with an announcement that whoever had lost the hearing aid still had not claimed it and should if they were here this time. At this point, an apparently disoriented Mark Trammell wandered onto the stage. The announcer told him to look in the back, which he went back off stage to do. This was the first of several hilarious impromptu moments.
After a few more announcements, the announcer brought the Mark Trammell Trio on stage. They started their set with “Won’t it Be Wonderful There,” featuring Mark. This is the old “Won’t it Be Wonderful There”; Eric sang their new song by the same name later in the program.
