Concerts
Stevington Guitar Concerts Present
A Tribute Concert to Woody Mann
Woody Mann
Guitarist, Teacher, Film Maker
30 December 1952 – 27 January 2022
Saturday 22nd March 2025
To recognise the influence and impact Woody Mann had on musicians all over the world, and particularly in the UK, Stevington Guitar Concerts are presenting a tribute concert to him on 22 March 2025, featuring some of the
best country blues players in the UK. Woody Mann was an internationally renowned guitarist, film maker and teacher. As a young man he studied guitar with Reverend Gary Davis a guitarist whose complex playing has influenced modern music.
Woody played at Stevington four times between 2011-18 selling out every concert delivering great musicianship and entertainment, always enjoying his visits to Stevington.
Woody visited the UK frequently, playing and teaching. He was tremendously supportive of live music and helped musicians wherever they were on their musical journey.
Featuring Peter Price, Steve Hicks & Lynn Goulbourn and The Bonas Brothers
Peter Price
Peter Price returns to play at Stevington for a second time. Peter has a long-established reputation as a performer of the works of such blues luminaries as Blind Blake, Robert Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, Son House and Big Bill Broonzy, but he cannot be pigeonholed into a ‘Blues’ category – you will hear his wide and varied repetoire including renditions of songs by Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence of his evocative treatment of Latin American dance tunes, Indian Ragas and Eastern European music.
Steve Hicks & Lynn Goulbourn
Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Steve Hicks and singer songwriter Lynn Goulbourn met at a gig in 2007. With a mutual love of folk, jazz, roots and acoustic genres, their musical partnership has flourished and taken them to all corners of the UK, to Germany, France, The Netherlands and the USA.
The Bonas Brothers
Pete and Paul Bonas deliver brilliant musicianship and great entertainment. Paul Bonas, the man who brought Reverend Gary Davis’ music to Bedford, one of the best players of this style of music you will find anywhere plays alongside his brother Pete an electric guitar virtuoso who has played on countless albums and played the biggest venues in the USA.
Woody Mann Guitar
When Luthier Simon Hewlett heard about the Stevington Guitar Concerts tribute to Woody, he set about making and donating a guitar for the event, which will be auctioned with all proceeds to be donated to the Amber Trust.
The guitar is unique and has on it “In memory of Woody Mann” written in braille.
The proceeds of this concert will be donated to The Amber Trust a charity dedicated to providing musical opportunities for blind and partially sighted children and children with more complex needs, via its Music Awards and Music Services.
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