Mark Hanson

Mark & Greta Perform at The Dalles (Ore.) City Park on the Columbia River!
2023-07-19 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Dalles Ciry Park, 707 Union St, The Dalles, OR, 97058, United States
The Dalles, Oregon, is nestled on the south bank of the mighty Columbia River. We have played for their public library several times in the past. This time the public concert is in the City Park. The weather will be grand (it’s east of the Cascade Mountains, which block rain from the Pacific Ocean — it doesn’t rain in July anyway!), the sound will be first rate, and we’ll have our hot licks and high notes soaring!
The concert is from 6:00 till 7:30 p.m.
The Dalles City Park is located at 707 Union St. (map)

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Mark & Greta - House Concert September 9 in Ashland, Oregon!
2023-09-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Casa CL, 200 RIdge Road, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Husband and wife team Mark Hanson and Greta Pedersen are, respectively, a Grammy-Award winning guitarist, and Young Audiences’ 2009 National Artist of the Year. Their concerts are memorable affairs, highlighted by blazing fingerpicking, haunting ballads, fun songs and good humor. A steaming blues fingerpicking tune may segue into a Ray Charles ballad. A stunning version of “Book of Love” (Magnetic Fields/Peter Gabriel) may be followed by Dan Hick’s “How Can I Miss You (When You Won’t Go Away)?”. In all likelihood, there will be some audience participation!
To contact Mark and Greta by email, use info @ accentonmusic.com. To contact Liz at the Casa CL venue in Ashland, email eschoy @ hotmail.com (delete spaces when emailing)
“ The concert was well-attended and the audience loved the performance, pleading for an encore.” Cheryl Hill, West Linn Library
“They’re warm, they’re fun, musically so together; and most importantly, when they perform they touch you.” Tom Brown; KNBR, San Francisco

Mark & Greta HoLiDaY PaRtY!
2023-12-16 14:00 - 16:00 | American Legion Post 136, Salem, Oregon, 4774 NE Lilac Lane, Salem, OR, United States
Mark and Greta perform again for the American Legion Post 136 in Salem, Oregon. We’ve had such fun with these folks over the years!

Mark & Greta In Concert in Sacramento!
2024-02-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Side Door, 2900 4th Ave., Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Mark Hanson and Greta Pedersen bring their high-spirited, fun program of hotshot guitar, uke, and soaring vocals to John Green’s SIDE DOOR venue in Sacramento, California. It’s the first stop on their weekend swing through Central California.

Mark & Greta in Concert in Berkeley, California!
2024-02-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Timbre Folk & Baroque, 801 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, 94710, United States
On Saturday evening, February 3, 2024, Mark Hanson and Greta Pedersen bring their high-spirited, fun program of hotshot guitar, uke, and soaring vocals to Mark Wahlstrom’s intriguing TIMBRE, FOLK and BAROQUE shop in Berkeley, California. Please attend, as the music will be great, and Mr. Wahlstrom’s wonderfully eclectic collection of instruments is fascinating… and for sale! It’s the second stop on Mark and Greta’s weekend swing through Central California. Famed fingerstylist/music journalist/Peghead Nation founder TEJA GERKEN opens. Perhaps some trios will end the evening! nation

Mark and Greta Join Fred Cummins at Foothills Congregational Church
2024-02-04 10:00 - 23:00 | Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Avenue, Los Altos, United States
Mark Hanson & Greta Pedersen join old friend Fred Cummins at Foothills Congregational Church for the service Sunday morning, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m.

Mark & Greta in Concert in Los Altos, California!
2024-02-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Avenue, Los Altos, United States
On February 4, 2024, Mark Hanson and Greta Pedersen bring their high-spirited, fun program of hotshot guitar, uke, and soaring vocals to Foothills Congregational Church in Los Altos, California. It’s the final stop on their concert swing through Central California. Free Will Donation.

Mark & Greta Perform at Artichoke Music in Portland!
2024-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Artichoke Music, 2007 SE Powell Blvd., Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Mark and Greta bring their fun and scintillating show to the venerable Portland, Ore., venue Artichoke Music. It’s a great, relative small listening room for intimate concerts. We’ll have fun!

Annual House Concert (& Workshop) in Wenatchee, Washington!
2024-03-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Casa Wicheta/Allan, bwicheta @ nwi.net, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, United States
Greta and I travel to Wenatchee, Washington, in the majestic Cascade Mountain range for our annual Wenatchee house concert. Reservations are filling up quickly, but to query the hosts about attending, email Bill at bwicheta @ nwi.net (eliminate the spaces when emailing). I will teach a 90-minute guitar workshop beforehand at 4:00 p.m.

Performances and Workshop at La Conner Luthier Fest, May 17-19
2024-05-17 - 2024-05-19 | La Conner, La Conner, WA, United States
Once again Mark attends the annual La Conner Luthier Fest in La Conner, Washington, in May 17-19 as a performer, demo artist and workshop instructor. Lots going on in those three days! Mark will demo beautiful guitars from six talented luthiers: John Kinnaird, James White, Kathy Wingert, Tim Reede, Jay de Rocher and Luca Canteri. The workshop topic is “The Essence of Smooth Fingerpicking” with a concentration of timing, tone production and musicality — part of what makes Mark’s playing so beautiful. Vocalist Greta Pedersen will join Mark for a full concert if she has recovered fully from her March surgery. To register, and for specific schedules, see:
La Conner Luthier Festival

Mark & Greta Perform and Lead Caroling Party
2024-12-21 15:00 - 17:00 | OR
One of the varied experiences in our musical careers has been leading caroling parties. We did it last weekend and do it again this Saturday, Dec 21, at a private gathering in Oregon City, across the Willamette River from our home. We mix it up with sacred and secular, including a rousing vocal harmony/scat version of “Jingle Bell Rock” and Greta’s ecumenical songs “Holiday Time” and “Kwanzaa is Here.” To hear a sample and to download the audio of her two songs, visit Songs For Teaching: https://www.songsforteaching.com/store/greta-pedersen-c-1047.html

Mark & Greta Concertize Again in Central Washington State!
2025-03-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Casa Wicheta/Allan, bwicheta @ nwi.net, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, United States
We visit Casa Wichita-Allen again for our annual house concert in Wenatchee, Washington, a lovely town on the upper Columbia River, not far from the famed Bavarian-styled village of Leavenworth. (When we visit there we adopt our disguise of ‘Hanson & Greta’!) This is in the midst of the majestic Cascade Mountain range, with the Columbia River gaining strength as it travels south from its source in British Columbia, Canada.

Mark & Greta Concertize in Sacramento, California
2025-03-27 19:00 - 21:00 | The Side Door, 2900 Franklin Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
We travel to Californian in late March for gigs in Sacramento and Los Altos.
Sacramento: The Side Door, 2900 Franklin Blvd.
Thursday the 27th at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: TheSideDoor.net

Mark & Greta in Los Altos, California
2025-03-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Orange Avenue, Los Altos, United States
We sing and play for old musical compatriot Fred Cummins in Los Altos, Calif., Sunday morning, March 30.

Mark & Greta Concertize in Massachusetts in April!
2025-04-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center, MA, United States
Mark & Greta concertize again at Marlborough, Massachusetts’ NEFFA folk arts convention. We play Sunday morning, April 27, at 11:00 a.m. This is a great assembly of hundreds of folk artists — musicians, dancers, in dress of wild and varied types. Great fun!

Concert, Demos & Workshop at La Conner Guitar Festival in May!
2025-05-16 - 2025-05-18 | La Conner, La Conner, WA, United States
Mark is busy again this year at Brent McElroy’s La Conner Guitar Festival, an hour north of Seattle. Mark & Greta will give their annual concert, Mark teaches a workshop and demos for several topnotch luthiers who are displaying at the show. Come see us, and put your hands on some custom-built guitars! This is a guitar player’s heaven on earth!
See the Festival calendar for exact times and locations around town.

Mark & Greta Concertize at Reustle Vineyard in Southern Oregon
2025-07-05 12:30 - 15:30 | Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyard, 7612 Oak Hill Rd, Roseburg, OR, 97471, United States
We travel to Sutherlin, Oregon (not far from Ashland, famed for its all-year Shakespeare Festival), to perform at the beautiful Reustle Vineyard. It is an outdoor setting (it rains a lot in Oregon, but not on the 5th of July!), serving as the gateway to the magnificent Umpqua Valley. The published address is actually Roseburg, the town just south of Sutherlin on I-5.

Mark & Greta Concertize in Portland at The Artichoke
2025-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Artichoke Music, 2007 SE Powell Blvd., Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Live at The Artichoke
The Artichoke: Live Music Venue (location map)
Saturday, September 6, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Doors – 6:30pm
Show – 7pm
Purchase tickets here – $20 (adv) | $25 (door)
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MARK HANSON & GRETA PEDERSEN–
Blazing fingerpicking, soulful vocals, and FUN are highlights of this nationally-awarded duo’s shows.
Husband and wife team Mark Hanson and Greta Pedersen are, respectively, a Grammy-Award winning acoustic guitarist, and Young Audiences’ 2009 National Artist of the Year. Together, their concerts are memorable: a mix of playful jazz, Americana, originals, and eclectic pop highlighted by blazing fingerpicking and soulful vocals.

Artichoke tix page: ($20.00 in adv; $25 at the door)
https://artichokemusic.org/class.aspx?cls=1000155

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