Mark Hanson
Friday, July 10th 12:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Jam, Man! (And Woman!)
Tickets: $35 in advance - online. $40 at the box office (located in Maple Hall during festival hours).
NOTE: Workshops are NOT included in General Admission and require separately purchased tickets.
About Mark
Grammy-Award winner Mark Hanson is a well known performer, author, and instructor in the acoustic guitar field. He has authored over two dozen guitar books/DVDs on a variety of topics, released 10 solo and group recordings, and contributed to numerous tribute CDs, one of which – Solid Air Records’ “Henry Mancini Pink Guitar” – won a Grammy for best pop instrumental album in 2005.
A number of Mark’s recordings have been – and are currently – heard on syndicated radio and television, including NPR, Martha Stewart Living and American Idol. Mark played for the President of the United States in 2009.
Mark and his wife, Greta Pedersen, founded Accent On Music LLC in 1985, publishing his many titles and hosting the annual Accent On Music Fingerstyle Guitar Seminar in Portland, Oregon. Performers/teachers such as Tommy Emmanuel, John Renbourn, Alex DeGrassi and Laurence Juber have joined Mark for the fest.
Mark earned a music degree at Stanford University and performed and taught for many years in the San Francisco Bay Area.
www.markhansonguitar.com
