An Evening with Peppino D'Agostino Live at The Ugly Mug

On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, world-renowned acoustic guitarist Peppino D'Agostino will perform at The Ugly Mug (4640 Soquel Drive, Soquel, California 95073) 6:30 PM (doors) 7:00 PM (showtime).

We want to invite all of our friends to this very special and intimate event at The Ugly Mug. Seating is currently limited to the first 50 people who sign up. To support our artist, we have established an advance registration price of 30.00 per person. If seats remain, the price on the night of the show will increase to $35/person at the door. Seating will be non-assigned, general admission in the most intimate setting possible - and there won't be a bad seat in the room.

Well, you've read this far; please read more about Peppino and consider joining us for live music at The Ugly Mug.

Thank you.

Jeff Angwin, Our Host for the Evening
peppinoshow@mederstreetbarn.com

****************************************

ABOUT PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO

A native of Italy, D’Agostino has made his considerable international mark as a musical artist on the guitar since he arrived in America 40 years ago. In 2017 Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent guitar superheroes of all time. The CD “Every Step of The Way” was awarded by Acoustic Guitar’s People’s Choice Awards with a Bronze medal for Best Acoustic Album of All Time. His signature Seagull acoustic guitar has been voted among the ten best signature guitars by Guitar Player magazine.

Peppino gives guitar workshops, master classes, and seminars worldwide. Top leading publishers such as Truefire, Alfred Publishing, Hal Leonard, and Acoustic Guitar Magazine Books have published his compositions and instructional methods.

To date, Peppino has recorded 19 CDs, performed in over thirty-five countries at international festivals and concert halls. He has shared the stage with such greats as Larry Carlton, Eric Johnson, Tommy Emmanuel, Leo Kottke, Martin Taylor, Roland Dyens, David Tanenbaum, and many more. D’Agostino’s latest solo CD ‘Connexion’ was released by A-Train Entertainment.

Other Music Samples.  A wonderful sample of Peppino’s audience interaction can be seen/heard when Peppino engages his audience in what I call a “musical walk around the world.”  These walks are often the most personal and memorable elements of his shows.  

Other great performance samples are provided below:

Live at Arden Gardens

Jump Rope (Solo guitar - Live at McCabes- LA

Ancora Un Istante (Original song in Italian-guitar and voice) 

Kelsey’s Dance (with an Irish flavor)

Costarica   (South American rhythms)

The Godfather Waltz- The Godfather Theme (with a funny introduction) 

What are others sayings about Peppino's Music?

"Peppino writes wonderful guitar pieces. He's one of my favorite composers for this cranky instrument. Plus, he's a tone player. I love his sound... gets the resin and the wood."--Leo Kottke

"...D'Agostino plays steel-string guitar with virtuosity and complexity...Influences are as far-flung as the flamenco work of Paco de Lucia and the pop sensibility of the Beatles, evident in the songs he's written, which brim with memorable melodies."--Chicago Tribune

“Peppino D’Agostino is a guitarist’s guitarist known as much for his technical skills as for his writing, (he is) one of the most capable composers among fingerstyle guitarists.”--Acoustic Guitar Magazine Awards

"BEST ACOUSTIC GUITARIST" by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine--GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE READER'S CHOICE AWARDS