Valentines video playlist: Beppe Gambetta plays songs for your sweetheart
Here are four songs to put your Valentine in a romantic mood, from Italy’s gift to New Jersey, Beppe Gambetta.
He performed these numbers at The Minstrel in Morris Township on Jan. 22, 2016.
Toggle through the video playlist above for these lovely tunes:
- Ligurian Bells Melody, inspired by church bells. (Listen for them!)
- Bocca di Rosa, about a spirited woman who broke many hearts
- Nova Gelosia, about love that endures
- Deus ti salvet Maria, just because it’s beautiful
Beppe hails from Genoa, Italy, where, somehow, he got hooked as a teen by recordings of Doc Watson and Flatt & Scruggs.
One thing led to another and he became a flat-picking champion in Italy. Now he splits his time between his native land and a home near the Delaware River. Check out his latest CD, Round Trip, recorded with Tony McManus.
And on the lighter side, you can click here to enjoy more videos of Beppe, accompanied by “Cousin Gino,” his guitar effects machine.
