With America in his heart and his roots in the sun and the olive trees of his home in Genoa, Italy, Gambetta bridges the two continents, creating a musical fusion where American roots music and Ligurian tradition, emigration songs and folk ballads, steel string guitars and vintage harp guitars not only co-exist but interact, without any rigid classification. After eleven CDs, DVDs, teaching books and collaborations with many other top-flight musicians, Gambetta is increasingly known as one of the true live master innovators of the acoustic guitar. His study of intricate details of the commonalities and differences between American, Celtic and Italian folk style uses of flat picks is unparalleled. His own style is as innovative as it is charming.

Gambetta has played prominent festivals such as Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS, Merlefest in NC, Four Corners Festival in CO and Canadian Folk Festivals in Winnipeg and Edmonton, as well as NPR radio shows “All Things Considered” and “E-Town”. Gambetta also has performed in prestigious rooms like the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY. In his career he has performed with some great heroes of the folk scene like David Grisman, Gene Parsons, Doc Watson, Norman Blake and with the band Men Of Steel. This is a rare opportunity to see Gambetta in such an intimate setting.

See more about Beppe at:
http://www.ixtlanartists.com/onlinebrochures/beppe/index.html

Beppe Gambetta will also be holding a guitar workshop
at 3 pm on Saturday, July 11, at 171 Cedar Arts Center.
$25 each participant (or 5 for $100)
For workshop registration
call (607) 962-4461 or contact:

Beppe will introduce flatpicking techniques--from the old traditional schools to new modern approaches. Using group exercises you will explore repertoire using different "crosspicking" and "strumming" forms. The main topics will be the basic technique, rhythm, improvisation and arrangement, open tunings, licks and strumming patterns. Bring a guitar, paper and pencil.