Mark & Greta
Husband and wife team Mark Hanson and Greta Pedersen are, respectively, a Grammy-Award winning acoustic guitarist, and Young Audiences’ 2009 National Artist of the Year. Together, their concerts are memorable: a mix of playful jazz, Americana, originals, and eclectic pop highlighted by blazing fingerpicking and soulful vocals.
Their CD, Then and Now, features guest artists two-time Grammy Winner Lawrence Juber, Diana Ross keyboardist George Mitchell, Blues Hall of Fame keyboardist DK Stewart, and Oregon Symphony principal cellist Nancy Ives.
Mark and Greta have performed around the world, and have shared the stage with many greats in the field – including the late Jerry Garcia. In 2009, they played and sang for the President of the United States. Mark’s guitar recordings play on NPR, Martha Stewart Living, and many other programs, including American Idol. He won a Grammy for his contributions to 2005’s “Henry Mancini – Pink Guitar” CD. Greta’s recordings for children have won multiple awards including the Film Advisory Board’s Award of Excellence, with licensing to Scholastic Books and other publishing and video projects.
They will prepare a requested song for special events: “The Book of Love” (Magnetic Fields and Peter Gabriel) – learned for a wedding in New York City – is now in their standard repertoire.
Instrumentation
Duo: Vocals, Acoustic guitars, Ukuleles, Percussion
Trio: add Keyboards
Band: add Keyboards, Drums, and/or Fiddle
“They’re warm, they’re fun; musically so together, and most important when they perform they touch you.”
