Roberto Dalla Vecchia

Roberto Dalla Vecchia

Dalla Vecchia performing at the Soave Guitar Festival, Italy, April 2012
Background information
Born (1968-01-05) 5 January 1968
Vicenza, Italy
Genres Acoustic, bluegrass
Occupation(s) Musician, composer, singer
Instruments Acoustic guitar
Years active 1998–present
Website www.robertodallavecchia.com
Notable instruments
Manne Guitars

Roberto Dalla Vecchia (born 5 January 1968) is an Italian guitarist, composer, and singer. He is known for his expressive melodies and songs. His music includes many references to traditional American music and bluegrass.

Biography

Dalla Vecchia was born in Vicenza, Italy. He began studying classic piano with his mother,a piano teacher, but soon switched to acoustic guitar. Influenced by American old-time music and bluegrass, he learnt flatpicking technique by listening to its exponents such as Clarence White, Tony Rice and Doc Watson. He also took lessons from the Italian guitarist and flatpicker Beppe Gambetta. Dalla Vecchia released his first solo album Open Spaces in 1998. In 2003, he won Acoustic Guitar magazine’s "Homegrown CD" Award[1] for his second album Sit Back. He currently performs at concerts and festivals and teaches workshops throughout Europe and USA, and runs his own Acoustic Guitar Workshop[2] in Recoaro,Italy, every year and he is the promoter of "vicenzAcustica[3] in Vicenza, his home town, an annual concert featuring international guitarists. Since 2012, he is the director of the "orchestrAcustica", a flatpicking orchestra of 25 guitarists.

Dalla Vecchia has performed with artists such as Tommy Emmanuel, Frank Vignola, Jim Hurst, Mark Cosgrove, Clive Carroll, Jacques Stotzem, Tony McManus, Walter Lupi, Massimo Varini and others.

Discography

Studio Albums

Compilations

Awards

References

External links

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