Album Notes

"If you buy only one Christmas album this season, buy Yuletide Guitar."
-- Victory Review

"Golden tone, a sure touch, and a swinging sense of time are the hallmarks of Hanson's exquisite fingerpicking."
-- Guitar Player Magazine

"Light the fire and put on this album. Go ahead and let the cat curl up on your lap; you won't be going anywhere for awhile."
-- Dirty Linen

Grammy-award winning guitarist Mark Hanson is well-known for his Christmas arrangements, with his version of "The Christmas Song" published in Fingerstyle Guitar. From his playful renditions of "Boogie Woogie Jingle Bells" and "Winter Wonderland," to the pastoral, open-tuned "Silent Night," Mark skillfully blends a wide range of musical styles into a cohesive whole. There is a jazzy "Greensleeves," a plaintive "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," and beautiful arrangements of classics like "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "White Christmas."

Transcriptions of many of these arrangements are also available in the book Fingerstyle Noel, available here: http://www.accentonmusic.com/book_detail.asp?qID=11

About Mark:
Mark’s music is heard regularly on syndicated radio and television, including Martha Stewart Living. He regularly performs live on National Public Radio’s West Coast Live program. In the late ‘80s, Mark was an editor and columnist at Frets Magazine, interviewing guitarists such as James Taylor, David Crosby, and Leo Kottke. Mark’s writings and music appear regularly in such magazines as Acoustic Guitar and Fingerstyle Guitar.

Mark has shared the stage with such luminaries as John Renbourn, Laurence Juber, Alex de Grassi, Pat Kirtley, and the late Jerry Garcia.

Mark and his wife Greta Pedersen founded Accent On Music, LLC in 1985 to produce high-quality educational books, CDs, and videos for guitarists. Included in its catalog are an in-depth teaching book on Paul Simon’s guitar style, two book/CD publications on the music of fingerstyle virtuoso Leo Kottke, and the best-selling Complete Book of Alternate Tunings. Other topics include Mark Hanson’s Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Flute & Guitar, plus accompaniment and solo “Travis” picking books, slide guitar, 12-string guitar, and a variety of Christmas titles. They regularly presents concerts and master classes, including the annual Accent On Music Guitar Seminar in Portland, Oregon.