Marc Woodward

'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 (and occasional guitarist!) for a long time playing a mix of blues, jazz, folk, bluegrass, country, rock and anything else that can be experimented upon with a mandolin! I've gigged all over the place including river boats on the Thames, cross channel ferries, bluegrass festivals (Edale and Didmarton), Ostend nightclubs and kids birthday parties!I've had the pleasure of playing with some great musicians including Simon Mayor, John Renbourn, Peter Rowan, John Etheridge, 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 and available through Mandolin Cafe/Comando as well as releasing a solo cd 'Bluemando' in 2003 and a cd 'Hardcorn' with the Bluegrass Flyers in 2006 - both available through Belmando Records (see www.belmando.com).A big hello goes to the great players I've been playing with recently including the Bluegrass Flyers (guitarist Russell Frampton, bassist Steve Ewart, and banjo wrangler Dr. Dave Hilton), and guitarist/singer Steve Walker (watch out for our forthcoming cd).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 - shame really: could have spiced up the old day-time tv formula a bit! I just needed to interview someone selling an old italian restaurant and I'd have had the perfect excuse!Right, that's definitely enough about me, what about you?.....