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The fab four have upcoming concerts at Bedford, Shrewsbury, Cockermouth and Barnsley, Devon, Yarm, Pitlochry and Edinburgh.
Their 'Mandolinquents & Friends' concerts also continue three times a year at New Greenham Arts, near Newbury usually with guest musicians. Please check the tour dates page for details of these and other dates.
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The new album with Hilary James is listed in the Sunday Times' top 10 world music albums for 2011. Plus 4-star reviews in The Sunday Times and The Scotsman. |
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English Sketches is a celebration of English rural life, landscape, weather and seasons in traditional song and new settings of poems by Thomas Hardy, A E Housman and William Shakespeare. |
Guest musicians include Simon Mayor (violin, mandolin, guitar), Paul Sartin (oboe), Paul Hutchinson (accordian), Nick Cooper (cello), Ed Quick (vocals), Richard Collins (bass guitar), David Pether (pipe organ), Phil Fentimen (double bass) and Simon Price (drums). |
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...to the online home of Britain's 'hot-fingered mandolin virtuoso', humourist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, Simon Mayor.
Browse the site for teaching materials, CDs and MP3 downloads.
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Museum of English Rural Life, Reading RG1 5EX
8th July, 1.00pm - 9.00pm. Tel: 0118 9268615
Simon Mayor, Gerald Garcia, Richard Collins and Hilary James will be hosting an afternoon of workshops in mandolin, guitar, banjo and voice with an evening concert.
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Simon's collection of teaching books and DVDs receive constant accolades their encouraging manner and clear explanations.
'I could not fault this material in any way. It's way, way better than anything of this sort that I've seen' fRoots Magazine
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Top That! Publishing have published two rhyming children's picture books based on songs written by Simon Mayor & Hilary James. 'I'm A Parrot' and 'Gobble! Gobble! Gobble!' are also illustrated by Hilary and contain music with ukulele chords and a singalong CD.
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Simon writes a regular column for this publication - absorbing reading for all acoustic musicians. Click here for sound clips relating to this column.
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