Please check out Homesick Mac's You Tube videos and visit the website of Mac's trio project:
COMING EVENTS
March 20th 2010, at Sensus Music House, Gasebacksvagen 16, Helsingborg, Sweden. Music fair and market, many performances, contests, lots of fun. Homesick Mac will be playing a set during the opening hours (11:00 am - 15:00 pm)
March 23-27th 2010, at The Frankfurtmesse, Germany. Homesick Mac will be demoing Sanden acoustics as well as Tanglewood Master Design series by Michael Sanden.
COMING WOKSHOPS
Homesick Mac will be appearing in the UK during the annual Blues Week programme through the European Blues Association. The dates are August 1st-7th 2010
Homesick Mac is sometimes available for private workshops or one to one lessons. Please email for more information
PAST EVENTS
Rock Around The Gospel on Nov 23rd 2008 at 19:30. The concert will take place at the Domkyrkan (church) in Gothenburg, Sweden. Cyndee Peters (USA), Per Mellborg Band and Homesick Mac together with the gospel choir.
Acoustic Guitar Workshop on Nov 4th 2008 at the 4SOUND Music Shop in Malm�, Sweden. A dedicated 2 hour workshop.
Topics: How to amplify your acoustic guitar, the best setup suitable your playing style, demonstration of various acoustics, resophonic guitars etc. Tips on accessories, amps, PA systems
A somewhat shorter workshops will be held at 4Sound/Elmelid Musik in H��r on Nov 25th as well as at Halm�ns Musik in Helsingborg (Nov 27th 2008). These events are called "LUNDDAGARNA" and focus is also on other instruments and accessories.
FUZZ GUITAR SHOW, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 10th & 11th 2008, demoing Sand�n Guitars
March 13-16th, Frankfurt Fair, Germany
Demoing Sand�n guitars.
April 16th at Tre Lyktor, Trelleborg, Sweden
The "Keys, Sticks 'n' Strings Band" at the Tre Lyktor Club in Trelleborg (directions in swedish), see the map here. Personel: Homesick Mac, gtrs, vocals, Mats Bengtsson, piano, Per Melin, drums.
Promoted by the Riffet Music Society.
Saturday, March 1st 2008, Sensus Music House, Helsingborg, Sweden (11:00-15:00)
Demoing BOSE L1 Sound System and Sand�n guitars.
Nordic Acoustic Guitar Festival
Master luthier Michael Sand�n and Homesick Mac have also joined forces in organising the first completely acoustic guitar festival in Scandinavia. During it's first two years (2005 & 2006) it featured some of the finest guitarists in Scandinavia. The idea is to give "local" people a chance here, there are other fine festivals out there where the audiences can hear all major international acoustic acts. Please visit the site and stay in tune for the big update there as well.
The dates are March 6-8th 2008/ please visit for the latest update!
Send an email and join the festival's mailing list!
January 5th 2008, S:t Gertrud in Malm�, Sweden, start at 21:00
An evening concert with the "Keys, Sticks & Strings Band" again. Homesick Mac (gtrs, vocals), Mats Bengtsson (piano, ex. VILMER X) and the master drummer Per Melin (ex. Bj�rn Afzelius, Nationalteatern) are joining forces again. Please listen to some sound samples at the Unofficial Recordings page (Mac + Mats Bengtsson) or see the You Tube videos.
Homesick Mac and Pera Joe with special guest Sven Zetterberg at the VOXTOCK Blues Festival, Belgrade, Serbia on June 23rd 2007. Please see the photo footage here
FUZZ GUITAR SHOW, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 2007, demoing Sand�n Guitars, photos here
Workshop at Tommarps Skola, Sweden (see the pictures from our May Workshop)
November 17th 2007
Workshop at Kevin Brown's Slide School. Bath, England/UK. Please visit the website or download the workshop leaflet here
Workshop and an evening concert in Karlshamn, Sweden on November 3rd 2007
Place:
HILDEGARDS 4 �rstider
”Din bistro l�ngst ut p� piren”
Karlshamn
Tickets available through the Turistbyr�n Karlshamn +46 454-812 03
August 24th 2007Jazzfestivalen, Helsingborg, Sweden
OZ, Kajpromenaden, start 20:00
August 18th 2007Malm�festivalen - Bluest�lt, (Blues Tent during the Malm� City Festival), Malm�, Sweden
Homesick Mac, Mats Bengtsson (piano, ex. VILMER X) and the master drummer Per Melin are joining forces as the "Keys, Sticks & Strings" band. The time for their performance is 16:00- 18:30. Please listen to some sound samples at the Unofficial Recordings page. Special guest Mr. Steve Grahn
August 11th 2007Musik vid Immeln - Kristianstad, Sweden. The map
Homesick Mac is appearing with the Per Mellborg Band. A great project with several of the top Swedish studio & live cats:
Per Mellborg - vocals
Joakim Hallin - piano
Jon Svensson - guitar
Peter Andersson - pedal steel
Stefan M�sb�ck - fiddle
Peter Andr�n - bas
Marcus Lilieqvist - trummor
July 21st 2007, Konsul Olssons pl., Helsingborg, Sweden, 20:00 Homesick Mac as guest with Sven Zetterberg Band.
Karlshamn Country Festival, Karlshamn, Sweden, May 26th 2007. Please visit the website here
Voxtock Blues Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, June 23rd 2007. With Sven Zetterberg and Pera Joe in an acoustic set. Later on, Sven Zetterberg with the Raw Hide Band Pictures here
FUZZ GUITAR SHOW, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 2007, demoing Sand�n Guitars
Nordic Acoustic Guitar Festival
Master luthier Michael Sand�n and Homesick Mac have also joined forces in organising the first completely acoustic guitar festival in Scandinavia. During it's first two years (2005 & 2006) it featured some of the finest guitarists in Scandinavia. The idea is to give "local" people a chance here, there are other fine festivals out there where the audiences can hear all major international acoustic acts. Please visit the site and stay in tune for the big update there as well.
The dates for 2007 are October 26-27th.
Send an email and join the festival's mailing list!
THE NEW AND UPDATED WEBSITE (april 2007)
Welcome to the new layout and a heavily updated site! A big thanks to Art Director Christofer Grif� and photographers:
Mikael Jansson who took the initial front page photos (Chrome & Woody), later art work by Christofer Grif�. The images in their original shape can be seen on the Gallery pages/Promo & Press.
G�ran Persson took the promotional and other photos where indicated.
Summer of 2006
Homesick Mac's personal message:
A sad news has reached me: Sam Mitchell passed away in his Liverpool home. He has been a wonderfull friend and collegue and I'll treasure the memory of our great 5 musical years together.
March of 2006
Homesick Mac and Pera Joe has released a new CD together on Vertical Jazz. The title is "SOMETIMES" and Pera & Mac are performing again as the BLUES TRIO-The Smallest Trio In The World...This CD contains exclusively recorded live material between 1994 and 2003.
