John Doan and Tinh Mahoney LIVE in Penang

John Doan is a pioneer of a new way of playing the guitar as a master of the twenty-string harp guitar. He is also an Emmy-nominated performer, composer, public speaker, historian, instrument collector, and university professor.

He has performed with a diverse range of artists including pop star Donovan, folk legend Burl Ives, Muriel Anderson, jazz ace Larry Carlton, Mason Williams (of “Classical Gas” fame), as a member of the The New Christy Minstrels® with Randy Sparks, among others and his virtuoso playing and arranging has attracted praise from no less a guitar luminary than Chet Atkins.

Performances by John Doan are hailed as a magical and musical storytelling adventure filled with songs that sweep you away with laughter, tears, and dreams. He has performed internationally and throughout North America in concerts and at festivals including Primal Twang, Faerieworlds International Faerie Festival, Northwest Folklife, The Nordic Guitar Festival in Sweden, Lewes Guitar Festival and Brighten Festival in England, Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, The Atkins-Dadi Guitar Players Association and the Six Bars Jail Festival in Italy, and Kirchenfest in Dresden, Germany.

Joining John will be Tinh Mahoney, an internationally renowned Vietnamese guitarist and storyteller. His compositions and stories are derived from his experience growing up in the midst of the Viet Nam War, and his later years living in Pakistan, the Philippines, and finally the United States.

Although the settings of his compositions and stories are mostly in Viet Nam, his warm and heartfelt messages are universal, timely, and non-political. Through Tinh’s personal memories, his portrayal of the strength and courage in all humanity, of deep family love and spirituality, remind audiences of their own experience in life, their own families and that which is all-important in their lives.

Catch them LIVE in Malaysia!

Date: 8 August 2014 (Friday)
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: St. Jo's, Gurney Paragon
Ticket Price: RM50
Map/Directions: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gurney+Paragon/@5.436282,100.311995,19z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x304ac30639a8371d:0xd64b8208b7c331b1

Tickets are available now at LBS Music World, Evolution Music House or call 012-5371735.

Special thanks to the management of Gurney Paragon (Hunza Group) for allowing us to use the venue.