On Friday, May 23, 2025, world-renowned acoustic guitarist Peppino D'Agostino will perform in our living room here in Boiling Springs - 5:30 PM Doors / 7:30 PM Showtime

Polly and I would like to invite all of our friends to this very special and intimate 35-seat house concert. This will be our very first "house concert" in our home, and we are hoping for a nice turnout. The doors to our home will open at 5:30 PM and guests are encouraged to bring a hot or cold Italian dish to pass and share before the show. The theme for food this evening will be all things Italian (pasta, antipasto, meatballs, bread, cookies, and wine). All food (dishes to pass) will be shared and served in our kitchen at/about 6:00 PM and consumed on our patio (rain or shine - we'll have pop-up tents if need be). This will be a BYOB event; wine, beer, cold drinks- please, no liquor. We will have bottled water, hot coffee, and cold drinks to share. And, of course, Polly will have an ample supply of her famous (but not Italian) chocolate chip cookies.

In the true spirit of a house concert, we will enjoy food and drink from roughly 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM, when we will all be whisked into the living room for an up-close and very personal concert by the maestro. Peppino will feature his best Italian love songs and instrumentals. Peppino will be offering a very special experience that we are calling "Made in Italy - Songs and Instrumentals." Peppino usually drops a few of these native tunes into his regular shows but at this concert, he will emphasize his Italian heritage and tell stories about his pilgrimage to the USA. In doing so, he will feature the music of his homeland from his 2008 album "Made in Italy." Hear some of this music at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCIq1rAkYtY&list=OLAK5uy_nw9n7c0JaKgRN9Ybt-x-FNHzkV676B4Wo&index=2 (Ancora Un Istante) Peppino D'Agostino Made In Italy ℗ 2008 Mesa/Blue Moon Recordings

A "Slippers-Friendly" Concert -- Since we will enforce a "no food and no street shoes policy" within our (white carpet) living room, anyone who brings/wears their house slippers (leaving their street shoes at the door) and/or bathrobe to this special night will receive a $5 credit against Peppino's merchandise table. And sticking to the theme, Peppino will be asking audience members for their best known and well spoken Italian phrase, awarding those with the best pronunciation throughout the evening. (This must be an Italian phrase with at least 4 syllables.) :) This should be fun.

Seating has to be limited to the first 35 who sign up at this site. To support Peppino, we have established a recommended donation of $35.00 per person and as always, these donations will be directed 100% to Peppino.

/Polly and Tim Alexander/

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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)

A Musical Taste of Italy -- Peppino is offering a special experience on this tour that we are calling A "Musical Taste of Italy - Songs and Instrumentals." Peppino often drops a few of these tunes into his regular shows but he is developing a special set list (for those who ask) that will emphasize his Italian heritage and in doing so, he will be singing a bit more in these shows.

If you want to listen only to his vocals/songs, select videos numbered: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCIq1rAkYtY&list=OLAK5uy_nw9n7c0JaKgRN9Ybt-x-FNHzkV676B4Wo&index=2 Ancora un Istante · Peppino D'Agostino Made In Italy ℗ 2008 Mesa/Blue Moon Recordings

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

ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE PLAYERS’CHOICE AWARDS
BEST ACOUSTIC ALBUM OF ALL TIMES\
Every Step Of the Way (bronze, tied with Leo Kottke)