Mullins also took time to acknowledge his crack six-piece band and trio of backing vocalists. Only two percent of Native Americans claim to be Christians. Mullins is more than a poster boy for this effort. He's currently living and teaching music on a Navajo reservation. Appropriately, two Native American dancers, in full ceremonial dress, bopped on stage and through the audience at several points during the evening.
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Mullins, who's now closing in on 40, seems more at ease with his audience than ever before. Mullins invited the audience to participate on many songs, by singing along, shaking their car keys, even dancing. Imagine people standing board-stiff in a strong windstorm, and you have the idea. Anyone who's ever attended a Mullins concert knows that hearing the artist's wit and pointed comments is worth the cost of a ticket. Mullins, Cleveland, and Arends closed the show with three hymns, leaving the stage as the audience completed the Doxology.