DENNIS MURPHY, of Dateline NBC, is a fingerstyle guitarist and fan of the genre. A question came to me from Dennis that others have asked as well, so I will use it for a ‘Tip From Mark.” Thanks, Dennis! CONSECUTIVE PULL-OFFS: My arrangement of Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the ‘A’ Train”, published in Great American Songbook for Solo Fingerstyle Guitar, starts with a famous, chromatically descending riff. As recorded, I play it in first position, picking the first string/4th fret (a G#), and pulling off each fret down to the open E string. (I have a new way of playing it up one […]
Mark Hanson and Terry Robb rip it up in Hillsboro, Ore.
Mark and Greta perform in a private concert for the Terwilliger Plaza retirement community. It’s always fun with these folks!
The Shingle Springs Opera House hosts AGS twice on December 10, the second show at 7:30 p.m. AGS set attendance records at SSOH during their December, 2014 shows, so we are looking forward to returning! To reserve seats, contact David by email at: dcthomas5256 @ gmail.com. Directions are provided at that time
The Shingle Springs Opera House hosts AGS for a couple of scintillating concerts. AGS set attendance records at SSOH during their December, 2014 shows, so we are looking forward to returning! To reserve seats, contact David by email at: dcthomas5256 @ gmail.com. Directions are provided at that time.
“Frog Pond” church, with its “Spirit that Radiates Hospitality”, welcomes back AGS for its umpteenth holiday concert! Everyone always has a good time here. Location: Meridian UCC, 6750 SW Boeckman Road, Wilsonville. (It is 1/2 block west of the Stafford/Wilsonville Road and Boeckman Road intersection). Tickets will be made available in autumn, 2016.
The Lake Oswego Public Library hosts Mark and Greta for their family-friendly vocals/guitars/ukes extravaganza. Free to the public!
The Shingle Springs Opera House again hosts Greta and Mark for their vocal/guitars/uke extravaganza. Always great fun, with perhaps some audience participation! Email David at dcthomas5256 @ gmail.com for the SSOH schedule, and for directions.
The Old Liberty Theater, a historic landmark, hosts AGS once again. These shows are always high-spirited sellouts, so call the Theater as December approaches. Tickets at the Ticket Office: (360) 887-7260. Location: 113 No. Main Ave., Ridgefield, Washington.
Mark plays three hours of his guitar solos at the Holloran Winery in Dundee, Oregon. Location: 8795 Worden Hill Road, Dundee, Oregon.
