Selected dates from my DIARY

2010  
AUG  
7th-14th Mandolin Workshop at Dartington International Summer School. All mandolin players of approx Grade 5 and above welcome. FULL.
10th Duo Recital with Craig Ogden (guitar) at 5pm in the Great Hall, Dartington, Totnes, Devon. Programme to include a World Premiere for solo mandolin by Peter Copley called Concert Fantasy.
24th& 25th Recitals at 12.30pm with Craig Ogden (guitar) at St Andrew's and St George's Church for the Edinburgh Fringe. This is a gorgeous venue. Craig and I are presenting a programme based on our very succesful recent CD: Souvenirs. Ticket booking usually opens in early June. It is quite a big venue so its usually possible to buy tickets on the door too.
SEPT  
18th Solo recital on 18th Century Mandolin for the Isle of Man Early Music Festival. More details soon.
OCT  
5th Solo recital at 2.00pm - 2.45pm at Morecombe Library as part of the Lancashire Library Series. Tickets on door.
7th Solo lunchtime recital at 12.45-1.30pm at the United Reformed Church of St Andrew and St George, Bolton. Tickets on door.
15th Playing alongside Sebastiaan de Grebber and members of the Het Consort in a programme dedicated to the works of Victor Kioulaphides. Zwolle, Netherlands.
16th Soloist alongside Sebastiaan De Grebber in Bach's Double Violin Concerto with the Het Consort. Also world premiere of new piece for 2 mandolins by Victor Kioulaphides written especially for the occasion played with Sebastiaan de Grebber Directed by Alex Timmerman. 20th Anniversary concert in Amsterdam, Netherlands. More details to follow.
NOV  
26th Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Wester Hills Community Centre near Edinburgh.
27th Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Ullapool.
28th Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Dingwall.
DEC  
1st Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Haverhill Arts centre, Suffolk
3rd & 4th Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Mumford Theatre, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge.
9th Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Dumfrieshire.
10th & 11th Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Storytelling Centre, High Street, Edinburgh. Matinee on 11th.
12th Matinee Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Tamworth Assembly Rooms, Staffordshire.
13th Solo Recital: The Italian Job for the Friends of Ravenna at 7.30pm at the Assembly Room, Council House, North Street, Chichester PO19 1LQ Tickets: £8.50 ring 01243 776810 to book or for details.
18th Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. The Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.
19th Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford, Essex
21st Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Didcot, Oxon
22nd Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Alnwick, Northumberland
JAN 2011  
8th Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Norwich, Norfolk
13th Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Mercury Theatre, Colchester, Essex
16th Performing in duo programme alongside Craig Ogden (guitar) at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Programme to include a World Premiere commissioned specially for this concert by Andrew Keeling.