Marc Woodward

Bio:

'One of the best mandolinists I have ever heard' - The Stage; ................. 'A fine musician and an assured Performer' Event South West ; .................. 'A musician at the top of his class...as a mandolin player you might be listening to every note thinking "How does he do that?" Don't. Pour yourself a whisky, put your feet up and just absorb Marc's relaxing rhythms. Recommended." Mandolinking.org. - review of 'Bluemando' cd _____________________________________________________________ Thanks for visiting my myspace - I hope you like what you hear. For anyone who hasn't come across me before, I've been a mandolin player for a long time playing a mix of blues, jazz, folk, bluegrass, rock, whatever! I've gigged all over the place including river boats on the Thames, cross channel ferries, bluegrass and folk festivals, posh hotels, seedy bars and European nightclubs! I've had the pleasure of playing with some great musicians including Simon Mayor, John Renbourn, Peter Rowan, John Etheridge, John James, the late Jo Anne Kelly, Paul Downes, amongst many others. I've supported and shared the stage with Paul Jones and Dave Kelly (of 'The Blues Band'), Hank Wangford, Ralph McTell, Wizz Jones, Davey Graham, Edward II and the Red Hot Polkas, Show of Hands, and taught mandolin workshops at Simon Mayor's Mandolin Day. I've contributed to three cd complilations of mandolin music released in the USA as well as releasing a solo cd 'Bluemando' in 2003 and a cd 'Hardcorn' with the Bluegrass Flyers in 2006 - both on Belmando Records and available through itunes and Amazon. I'm currently playing and recording with guitarist/singer Steve Walker as Woodward & Walker (see our upcoming www.songsfromtheshed.com session!) and working as part of the Kirkwood Brown Trio - see www.myspace.com/kirkwoodbrowntrio - new recordings and gigs coming soon - look for us also on Facebook! Please also have a look at my musical buddy Steve Walker's page: www.facebook.com/stevewalkermusic --------------------- Any eagle eyed mandolin fans (who are at home in the mornings!) may also have spotted me presenting the BBC1 programme 'Homes Under The Hammer' for a number of shows - no mandolin content I'm afraid!

Member Since:

April 27, 2007

Members:

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Influences:

Ok, hmmm where to start? Lets start with David Grisman (great beard), Chris Thile (great technique), Simon Mayor (great all roundness), Alison Stephens (great Embergherness), Sam Bush (great funkiness), John Reischman (great Loarness), Richard Walz (great veganess) and lots more mando players beside. Then perhaps Ry Cooder, Django Reinhardt, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Joe Pass, Jerry Garcia, Peter Rowan, Alison Krauss (and Adam Steffey -wonderful mandolinist missing from above list), Jerry Douglas, Stephane Grappelli, George Benson, Newgrass Revival, Bob Marley, David Bowie, BB King, Yank Rachell, Robert Johnson, Steely Dan, Richard Thompson, Jeff Beck, Antonio Vivaldi, LVBeethoven, America (the country not the group), Italy (cars, food, mandolins, little hilltop towns, sunglasses etc). Thats the present basic list, some of it is subject to change at a whim! .. .. .. ..

Sounds Like:

The sound clips, see opposite!

Record Label:

belmando