2007 - 2008 Concert Series Events
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Monday Oct 1  7:00 p.m., Acoustic guitar workshop with Beppe Gambetta
Sponsored and hosted by Blue Guitar Music Company,
1206 Business Loop 70 W,  Columbia, MO 65202
$20 fee.   Call to reserve a seat: (573) 441-0055

Tuesday, Oct 2,  Beppe Gambetta      www.beppegambetta.com
7:00 p.m. at Unity Center of Columbia 
1600 W. Broadway map
Admission at the door: $10 adults, $6 students/seniors, free for kids 12 & under

Download: PDF flyer for the events

Beppe Gambetta is acknowledged as Europe's premier guitar stylist. He is a gifted acoustic guitarist and vocalist. His distinctive sound is a multi-cultural tapestry of traditional, original and classical music tunes and songs. Beppe's compositions and arrangements reflect a colorful mosaic of musical influences...from his native Genova, Italy to American flatpicking; Celtic, central European, and Mediterranean dance tunes; classical fingerstyle; and more. Beppe's charm, engaging personality, and remarkable versatility on acoustic guitar captivate audiences without exception.

While Beppe still lives in his native Genova, he travels to North America at least twice each year. His reputation in the U.S. and Canada is reinforced by his participation in prestigious festivals like the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, Merlefest in North Carolina, the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas and Canadian Folk Festivals in Winnipeg and Edmonton, as well as events like the radio shows “All Things Considered” and “E-Town”. Beppe is also featured in the movie “The Primal Twang” and has performed in prestigious rooms like the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In his career he has performed with some great heroes of the folk scene like David Grisman, Doc Watson, Norman Blake, Gene Parsons, Bela Fleck and, on a regular basis, with Dan Crary and with the band Men Of Steel: an international guitar summit (Dan Crary, Tony McManus and Don Ross) of different guitar schools with complex musical interaction. In a world dominated by the trends and logic of the market Gambetta's playing and singing stand out for their intimate emotions, communication, research in tone, sobriety and humor. An inspired music that modestly avoids relying solely on his high level of technical excellence, but also reveals the innermost feelings of a brilliant, playful mind that is always firmly exploring and innovating while staying firmly routed in tradition.

Men of Steel site: http://www.thunderation.com/Artists/MenofSteel/

January 2006 interview: http://www.guitarsessions.com/jan06/interview.asp

Beppe Gambetta: Italian Bluegrass (article/interview) http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/03/italian_bluegrass_beppe_gambetta.php

 

VIDEO CLIP :  Beppe Gambetta (right) and Tony McManus

Search www.Youtube.com for Beppe Gambetta to view lots more examples

Beppe Gambetta's web site: www.beppegambetta.com

 

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