Beppe Gambetta
| Beppe Gambetta | |
|---|---|
 Performing live in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
1955 Genoa, Italy |
| Genres | Folk, bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Gadfly |
| Associated acts | Men of Steel, Dan Crary, Tony McManus, Don Ross |
| Website |
www |
Beppe Gambetta is an Italian acoustic guitarist and singer. A native of Genoa, he is a composer, teacher, and researcher of traditional music and instruments.
Music career
Gambetta uses a flatpicking style, which echoes Doc Watson and Moravian folk music. the style is characterized by flashy licks, intricate cross-picking patterns, open tunings, and fluid slides up and down the neck of the guitar.[1]
Although Beppe lives in Genoa, he travels throughout North America every year. He has performed in the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, MerleFest in North Carolina, the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas and festivals in Winnipeg and Edmonton. He has appeared on the radio programs All Things Considered and eTown.
Beppe has performed with David Grisman, Gene Parsons, Doc Watson, Norman Blake and with the band Men of Steel: Dan Crary, Tony McManus, and Don Ross. He toured with banjo player Tony Trischka and released the accompanying live album Alone and Together.[2] In 2015, Gambetta embarked on a brief tour with cellist Rushad Eggleston.[3]
Reception
Beppe has been called a "virtual United Nations of influences: Italian, Ukrainian, Appalachian, Sardinian, Celtic".[2]
He has been described by The Huffington Post as one of the "best flatpickers anywhere."[4]
Discography
- Dialogs (Brambus, 1989)
- Alone & Together (with Tony Trischka) (Brambus, 1992)
- Good News from Home (Green Linnet, 1995)
- Serenata (Acoustic Music, 1997)
- Synergia (Thunderation Music, 2000)
- Traversata (Acoustic Disc, 2001)
- Blu di Genova (Gadfly, 2003)
- Livel (CandyRat, 2003)
- Slade Stomp (Gadfly, 2006)
- Four-Way Mirrorl (CandyRat, 2006)
- Rendez-vous (Gadfly, 2008)
- The American Album (Gadfly, 2013)
- Round Trip (Borealis, 2015)
References
- ↑ Pattison, Kermit B., p. 68.
- 1 2 Pattison, Kermit B. "Italian Spices: Beppe Gambetta Adds New Flavors to American Flatpicking". Acoustic Guitar. November 1997, p. 74.
- ↑ Zaretsky, Mark (12 March 2015). "Beppe Gambetta-Rushad Eggleston light up Branford Folk Music show". New Haven Register. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Winick, Steven D. "Eurotunes: Instrumental Folk CDs from European Artists". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 April 2016.