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Beppe Gambetta
In 1977, Gambetta founded Red Wine, an Italian bluegrass band. He wrote the first Italian instructional book on flatpicking. His flatpicking style is similar to Doc Watson's and Moravian folk music. This style is characterized by flashy licks, intricate cross-picking patterns, open tunings, and fluid slides up and down the neck of the guitar.
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 the band Men of Steel, which comprises Dan Crary, Tony McManus, and Don Ross. He toured with banjo player Tony Trischka and released the accompanying live album Alone and Together. In 2015, Gambetta embarked on a brief tour with cellist Rushad Eggleston.
Gambetta recorded the album Traversata: Italian Music in America (Acoustic Disc, 2001) with mandolinist David Grisman and mandolinist Carlo Aonzo. On the album, he used a 14-string harp guitar custom made for him by Italian luthier Antonello Saccu.
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Beppe Gambetta al Six Bars Jail di Firenze
by Neri Pollastri
Beppe Gambetta Solo Chitarra Serpiolle, Firenze Six Bars Jail 12.4.2019 Del Six Bars Jail, club fiorentino che da oltre dodici anni organizza concerti per chitarra acustica, Beppe Gambetta è un ospite ricorrente, da quanto nel 2007 praticamente inaugurò la rassegna; è poi tornato varie volte, tra le quali una nel 2013 (clicca qui per leggerne la recensione) e un'altra, l'ultima, nel 2016. Ed è facile capirne il perché già pensando alla carriera artistica di ...
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