Evening Concerts
Civic Garden Club
622 South Second St. La Conner, WA 98257 -Map
NOTE: Evening Concerts are NOT included in General Admission and require separately purchased tickets.
Friday — May 17th — 7 pm to 9 pm
Mark Hanson & Greta Pedersen
Grammy-Award winning guitarist Mark Hanson is an internationally known player, composer, performer, author, and instructor. He has shared the stage with Jerry Garcia, Tommy Emmanuel, and John Renbourn; played for President of the United States; had his music played on American Idol, Martha Stewart Living, and NPR; and performed and taught throughout the US and Europe.
His original arrangements range from the deep sensitivity of the folk classic "Water Is Wide" to the intensity of Tom Petty's "Breakdown" and exuberance of the jazz classic "In the Mood."
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.
With a degree in music from Stanford University, Mark applies his considerable knowledge, enthusiasm, and creative sensibilities to the art of fingerstyle guitar.
Plus Special Guest:
Frog and Toad
Frog and Toad are made up of Brad Jones and Ben Wilborn. Brad is an accomplished Fingerstyle guitarist specializing in harmonic open style composition. Ben plays mostly in a flat picking style, and provides the melodic lead work. He is also a luthier, building guitars for people around the world, as well as the fine instruments that Frog and Toad perform on.