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NEW!!
Instruction book
now available here!

Duo-Style A to Z
A Comprehensive Method for Solo Mandolin in Duo-Style,
from Entry Level to Artist Level,
by Evan J. Marshall

A great article on the Mel Bay Mandolin Sessions site:
"Finger Pedaling" and Solo Mandolin Performance
by Evan J. Marshall

...click here

New Videos - 03/02/08
Maria Mari!
Caprice #1 [E.J.M]
Handel's Pastorale

Sheet Music
  for the above pieces available here.

Student Recitals page!
.... click here
Upcoming Shows...
Evan Marshall
Performances


April 26, 2008 - Saturday 12:Noon
Riders of the Purple Sage with
Symphony Orchestra
Rancho Manana Golf Club
5734 E. Rancho Manana Blvd.
Cave Creek, AZ 85331

cancelled:
May 04, 2008
- Sunday 7:30 PM
Riders of the Purple Sage
Live at the Lounge
1014 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach. CA 90254


May 06, 2008
- Tuesday ALL DAY
Riders of the Purple Sage
Rancheros Santa Cruz Camp
Santa Ynez, CA

May 12, 2008
- Monday 8:00 PM
Riders of the Purple Sage
The Coffee Gallery BACKSTAGE
2029 Lake Avenue
Altadena, CA 91001
Reservations: 626 398 7917
Park on Lake Avenue only, or across the street
At Ronnie’s Service Station

May 14, 2008
- Wednesday 12:Noon
Evan Marshall, Master of the Mandolin
Los Angeles Philharmonic Auxiliary Group
PRIVATE EVENT
Bookings: EvanJMarshall@aol.com

May 21, 2008
- Wednesday 6:00 PM
Evan Marshall and Cody Bryant
Mule Days: Kickoff Dinner
Tri-County Fairgrounds
Bishop, CA
www.muledays.org

June 11, 2008
- Wednesday 11:00
The Cody Show
Beverly Hills - PRIVATE EVENT
Schedule your private show!

June 13, 2008 – Friday 8:00 PM
Riders of the Purple Sage
Covina Center for the Performing Arts
104 N. Citrus Ave.
Covina, CA 91723

June 21, 2008
PRIVATE EVENT

June 29, 2008
- Sunday 2:00 PM
Riders of the Purple Sage
Santa Clarita Valley Fair
Saugus Speedway
22500 Soledad Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91350

July 06, 2008
- Sunday 9:30 AM
Riders of the Purple Sage
“Cowboy Church”
La Crescenta Church of Religious Science
4845 Dunsmore Ave.
La Crescenta, CA 91213

July 09, 2008 - Wednesday 6:30 PM
The CODY SHOW
La Habra Heights Park
1885 N Hacienda Blvd.
La Habra Heights, CA

July 10, 2008
- Friday 6:00 PM
Riders of the Purple Sage
Calimesa Country Club
1300 South 3rd St
Calimesa, CA

July 13, 2008 - Sunday 2:00 PM
The Cody Show
Library Park
El Segundo, CA

July 26, 2008 – Saturday
ALL DAY EVENT
Riders of the Purple Sage 7:30 PM
Bluegrass, Blue-jeans and Beyond
Big Bear Discovery Cente
r
40971 North Shore Drive, Highway 38
Big Bear Lake, California
Ph: 909-866-3437 (local)
Ph: 909-382-2790

July 29, 2008 – Tuesday 7:00 PM
The Cody Show
Montclair Civic Center
5111 Benito Street
Montclair, CA 91763

July 31, 2008 – Thursday – ALL DAY
Riders of the Purple Sage 6:00 PM
Paramount Concerts at the Pond
Corner of Paramount Blvd and Jackson Street

Always confirm with the venue before embarking upon your journey

To schedule your event with Evan Marshall, email EvanJMarshall@aol.com.

To schedule your event with Cody Bryant's Riders of the Purple Sage or The CODY SHOW featuring Evan J. Marshall, Mandolinist, call 714-577-4256 or 818-515-4444

 

 
 
 
Listen while you look!
Summertime - mp3
William Tell Overture -mp3
Videos  
William Tell Overture - mov
Vivacissimo for Mandolin & Orchestra
(after the Violin Concerto, Op. 35)
-- P.I. Tchaikovsky
12/16/06 with Scott Gates -
Foggy Mountain Special
Hamilton County Breakdown
Vivaldi C Major Mandolin Concerto
A few of Evan's favorite things:


"Good music,
Good meals and
Good Strings!"

 

FAVORITE MOVIE:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, because Mr. Smith stood up for his principles of right and wrong even though doing so made him the object of much contempt and ridicule; he persevered and won.

FAVORITE COMPOSERS:
Beethoven, Bach and Mozart, because the music is so wonderful and because they held themselves to such high aesthetic standards.

FAVORITE PASTIME:
Beside playing the mandolin? Being with family... Being at Church... Reading about acoustics and music theory...

FAVORITE FOOD:
Fettuccini Alfredo...

FAVORITE DESSERT:
Vanilla milk shake...

FAVORITE PICK:
Small tear drop, rather thin, rounding and bevelling the edges with an emery board, as classical guitarists do with their nails...

FAVORITE STRINGS:
D'Addario extra lights... Why is kind of a long story, but it relates to the flexibility afforded by gut (light-tension) strings used by mandolinists 230 years ago...

PRIMARY MANDOLIN:
I have used my Gilchrist 5C for all playing situations the last 6+ years... It would be fun to have a great vintage oval-hole instrument, though...

MANDOLIN START:
My first bluegrass buddy, Jon Bluemel... He loaned me his Dad's bowl back (the Bluemel family eventually gave it to me), and I was hooked... He told me to plant my right ring finger and pinky on the pickguard, just like Earl Scruggs did on the face of his 5-string banjo; that eventually suited my duo-style technique very well...
To Answer the #1 Question asked by fans of the plucked string:

Evan uses a customized Clayton USA .50 gauge mandolin pick.
Check out the Mandozine Interview
at Mandozine.com

Interesting Tidbit
Evan loves combining a Schertler DYN-M pickup with an AKG C1000 mic on his Gilchrist 5C mandolin.

Evan Fans!
Please send your photos of Evan taken at his performances to . We want to give you photo credit if we use your photo on this site, so please be sure to give us that information! We are looking forward to receiving your snapshots and do send a short note about your experience with Evan -- Thank You, Manzolin Records

Some YouTube comments:
This always amazes me every time I see/hear it. Evan is a Wonder of musical talent.

Virtuoso! haha

In-bloody-credible what more can one say?

I gotta go practice my mando some more...!

Absolutely Utterly Brilliant

This was awesome. Great job ;)

Amazing man!

Seriously good playing. Virtuoso!
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Welcome
     Evan Marshall, mandolinist for all seasons
, is the master of duo-style, solo mandolin playing. As a musician you will see him as Evan Marshall, solo mandolinist; Evan Marshall, fiddler in Cody Bryant's Riders of the Purple Sage, Billy Evan on mandolin and fiddle in Billy and the Hillbillies and in the Fiddlin' Marshall Brothers. Evan's tux and tie music is Chamber style on CD's such as The Bridges of Orange County, Tone Poets and more. Evan performs home concerts, private and corporate events, and is a much sought after private music instructor.

     Evan is a natural-born teacher who much enjoys the serious mandolin, violin and fiddle student. Though he specializes in classical and bluegrass music, Evan is a teacher of most all acoustic styles of music.


We're happy to put you on the email list so you don't miss out on any of Evan's coming events. As always, thank you so much for your support and love of the music Evan brings to our lives. We love to hear from you, so please feel free to send comments and questions to us at Manager@solomandolin.com. Contact Evan directly: EvanJMarshall@aol.com


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Evan Marshall and Friends
at the Frethouse - 2/9/08