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Mark Performs in Los Altos, California

Foothills Congregational Church 461 Orange Avenue, Los Altos

Mark joins his old Waterwheel partner Fred Cummins for Sunday morning music at Foothills Congregational Church in Los Altos, California.

Mark Teaches Two Workshops at Gryphon in Palo Alto

Gryphon Stringed Instruments 211 Lambert, Palo Alto

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 […]

Acoustic Guitar Summit Concert in Portland

Colonial Presbyterian 2828 SE Stephens St., Portland

Mark and his award winning buddies, Terry Robb and Doug Smith, rattle the rafters for Portland Folk Music Society at a springtime concert on Friday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. (The original date of May 19th has been changed to May 12.) Venue: Colonial Presbyterian Church, 2828 SE Stephens St., Portland Oregon. More info: PFS.