Feb 22 2026 - 4:00 PM
Beppe Gambetta is an Italian musician in love with both American roots music as well as the music of his native country. With America in his heart and his roots in the sun and the olive trees of the Mediterranean, he naturally and seamlessly bridges the shores of the two continents. Gambetta creates a musical “koiné” (fusion) of American roots music and Ligurian traditions featuring emigration songs and folk ballads, steel string guitars and vintage harp guitars. In 1977, Gambetta founded Red Wine, an Italian bluegrass band, and wrote the first Italian instructional book on flatpicking. His flatpicking style is similar to Doc Watson’s and Moravian folk music, characterized by flashy licks, intricate cross-picking patterns, open tunings, and fluid slides up and down the neck of the guitar.