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Mark Demos Martin Custom Guitars in Portland

Portland Music Acoustic Store 2502 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Mark has been enlisted to demonstrate Martin custom guitars during the “Martin Experience Event” at the Portland Music Company’s acoustic store at 2502 NE Broadway in Portland, Ore. This will be great fun! Mark played Martin’s immaculate 1930 OM-45 Deluxe (the company bought it at auction for $300,000!) at the Martin Factory not so long ago, so he is looking forward to this! To register, call the store at (503) 228-8437.

Free

Mark Presents a Guitar Workshop in Central California

The Strum Shop 408 Roseville Square, Roseville, CA, United States

Grammy-award winning fingerstyle guitarist and author Mark Hanson will bring his considerable guitar knowledge and ability to the Strum Shop in Roseville, California, on Sunday afternoon, December 13. This workshop is directed at helping the attendees become better players, both technically and musically. Plus, Mark will teach you a couple of his new, cool fingerstyle arrangements from his autumn, 2015, book/CD "Travis Pick the Hits!" TO REGISTER, call the Shop at (916) 787-8786.

Mark Demos New Guitars

Marylhurst University 17600 Pacific Hwy, Marylhurst, United States

Mark demonstrates guitars from luthiers Brook Moore, Scott Ackley, Rick Davis and John Carrigan on both Saturday and Sunday at the Northwest Handmade Exhibit at Marylhurst University.

Mark Demos at Collings Guitars Event

Portland Music Acoustic Store 2502 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Portland Music Company acoustic store hosts Mark Althans from Collings Guitars for an evening of demos and descriptions of their exquisite guitars. Mark Hanson is the demo artist. Free. Call the store for reservations: (503) 228-8437.

Mark Teaches Workshops at Gryphon in Palo Alto, California

Gryphon Stringed Instruments 211 Lambert, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Mark visits his own stomping grounds again for two guitar workshops at Gryphon Stringed Instruments, 211 Lambert in Palo Alto. #1) 10:30-12:30; A New Approach To Travis Picking, for Beginning to Intermediate fingerpickers. Learn this ubiquitous style from the ground up. Mark will have you picking beautifully in no time. All new material! #2) 1:30-3:30; Intermediate to advanced fingerpicking. Mark will teach you the techniques to improve your playing and interpretation. He will also teach his stunning versions of “Don’t Know Why” (Love Songs CD) and “You Don’t Know Me” (Author’s Notes CD). $40 each, $75 for both. To reserve […]

$40

Mark Gives Two Fingerstyle Guitar Workshops in Seattle

Dusty Strings Guitar Shop 3406 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

Mark visits one of his favorite places - the Dusty Strings store in the Fremont District of Seattle - on Saturday, April 29, for fingerstyle guitar workshops from 10:30-12:30 and 1:30-3:30. Each workshop is $40.00. You'll have plenty of material to take home with you afterward! To register, please call the store at (206) 634-1662. Topics: #1) Beg/Int Fingerpicking - Mark’s new approach to Travis Picking - play it in one minute! Play it even better after two hours with Mark! #2) Int/Adv Fingerpicking - Improve your mechanics (smoothness, tone), and learn to play with heart (interpretation and understanding). Plus Mark will […]

$40

Mark Teaches Two Workshops at Gryphon in Palo Alto

Gryphon Stringed Instruments 211 Lambert, Palo Alto, CA, United States

WORKSHOP #1 (To register, call Gryphon at 650-493-2131) 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Introduction to Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar! Gryphon's old friend Mark Hanson - longtime Gryphon instructor, Grammy winner, Frets editor, and author of “Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar" - will introduce you to the beautiful world of Hawaiian slack key guitar. The essence of slack key is fingerpicking in alternate tunings. In this workshop Mark will concentrate on two tunings: “Taro Patch” (Open-G) and “C-Wahine” (C G D G B E, low to high). You’ll learn the necessary fingerpicking patterns (alternating bass), the common chord shapes, parallel-sixth […]

Mark Teaches & Performs in Santa Barbara in August!

This summer Mark performs and teaches in Santa Barbara at the second annual Santa Barbara Acoustic Instrument Celebration (SBAIC.com). The event occurs August 25-27, 2017. 2016’s luthier showcase was great fun, full of beautiful instrument displays, workshops, and hotshot concerts. Mark concertizes on Saturday night with Peghead Nation's Teja Gerken and Acoustic Guitar Magazine's Doug Young. Mark's "Travis Picking from the Ground Up" workshop takes place Sunday at 1:15 p.m. Info & Tickets. Other concerts during the weekend include hotshots Michael Chapdelaine, Richard Smith, Kinloch Nelson, Tony McManus, Sean McGowan, and Tim Sparks. Also, this year Tommy Emmanuel gives a benefit concert on 7-22-2017. For […]