West Linn Library to Host Acoustic Guitar Summit at Music in the Stacks

Press release date: Thu Oct 23rd, 2008
Guitar trio offers free community concert

WEST LINN – The Acoustic Guitar Summit will be performing for “Music in the Stacks” at the West Linn Public Library on Monday, October 27, at 6:30 p.m. The hour-long concert is free and open to the public.
The Portland-based virtuoso acoustic guitar trio is made up of three of the country’s best fingerstyle guitarists – Terry Robb, Mark Hanson, and Doug Smith. Together they perform a wide range of music. Their original tunes range from intricately woven fingerpicking burners to slide-inflected blues and jazz ballads. Their music has been heard on national television (“Martha Stewart Living” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”), major films (Twister and Moll Flanders), and National Public Radio (“Echoes” and “West Coast Live.”)

Terry Robb has recorded over a dozen blues albums. He has played on and produced a half dozen John Fahey CDs, toured with famed rocker Steve Miller, and contributed a song to Robert Redford’s film “Horse Whisperer.” As a solo artist, he currently records for the Memphis blues label Yellow Dog Records.

Mark Hanson is internationally known for his numerous recordings, and for his 30+ guitar instruction manuals and DVDs. Four of his titles were named to the Top 100 acoustic music publications by Acoustic Guitar magazine. His music is heard regularly on a variety of syndicated TV and radio programs.

Doug Smith is the reigning national fingerpicking champion, and has recorded numerous solo CDs, and works with Mannheim Steamroller and Lion King and Tarzan film composer Mark Mancina. Doug and Mark recently arranged and recorded three tunes for Cole Porter - De-Lovely, the follow-up to the Grammy-winning Mancini CD, which won in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category in 2005.

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