Roberto Dalla Vecchia (born 5 January 1968) is an Italian guitarist, composer, and singer. He is known for his expressive melodies and songs which include many references to traditional American music and bluegrass.
Roberto Dalla Vecchia | |
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 Dalla Vecchia performing at the Soave Guitar Festival, Italy, April 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 5 January 1968 Vicenza, Italy |
| Genres | Acoustic, bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, singer |
| Instrument(s) | Acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | www |
Biography edit
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 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 edit
Studio albums edit
- 1998 – Open Spaces Tring-Azzurra Records
- 2002 – Sit Back
- 2006 – Grateful
- 2008 – Unknown Legends
- 2011 – Hand in Hand
- 2012 – Morning Lights (with Luca Francioso)[4]
Compilations edit
Awards edit
- Homegrown CD Award 2003 for the album Sit Back
- Second place at Best Instrumental Album of Just Plain Folks Music Awards 2009 for the album Grateful[9]
- OurStage Channel Prize 2009 for the track Sunflowers of the album Unknown Legends
References edit
- ^ Acoustic Guitar Central: 2003 Homegrown Winners Archived 5 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Acoustic Guitar Workshop | robertodallavecchia.com Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ vicenzAcustica
- ^ "Morning lights : Mario Giovannini". Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013. Interview on Fingerpicking.net
- ^ Products – European World of Bluegrass
- ^ iTunes – Music – Country In This Country, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
- ^ iTunes – Music – European World of Bluegrass 2002 by Various Artists
- ^ Various Artist | Flatpicking 2003 | CD Baby Music Store
- ^ Just Plain Folks