Beppe Gambetta

Where: Valley Folk Music at 171 Cedar Arts, Corning NY (Corner Cedar and First Streets)
What: Beppe Gambetta at Valley Folk Music
When: Saturday, January 21, 7:30 pm 
Driving directions on www.valleyfolk.org site Contact: info@ValleyFolk.org (607) 962-4461 Admission: $15 general/ half price students,disabled/ 14 & under free with adult. Payment on-the-door cash or checks only. Extra: Pre-concert, acoustic jam - tunes and songs session begins @ 6 PM. Bring acoustic instruments and songs. More information: www.valleyfolk.org info@valleyfolk.org (607) 962-4461 http://www.beppegambetta.com/ to hear some amazing sound clips and more info about Beppe Gambetta 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 Bluegrass, Celtic and Italian folk style uses of flat picks is unparalleled. His own style is as innovative as he is charming. His playing and singing stand out for their emotions and thoughtfully developed tone. Gambetta, a true master innovator of the acoustic guitar, 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, Bela Fleck, Norman Blake and with the band Men Of Steel. Gambetta has become one of Europe's foremost guitarists in American idioms. He began by playing in a classical orchestra for plectrum instruments, but moved to American music when he founded the Italian bluegrass band Red Wine. The band released Full Taste, but Gambetta began to concentrate on a solo career in 1988, when he recorded Dialogs. He collaborated with Tony Trischka on Alone & Together, and moved to the Green Linnet label for 1995's Good News from Home. Gambetta has also released instructional videos for Homespun Tapes.

$15 general, half for students and disabled, 14&under free w/adult