PEPPINO D'AGOSTINO is OUR GUITARIST THIS WEEKEND!

World renowned acoustic guitarist Peppino D'Agostino is our guest this weekend. We caught up with him while on tour with Eric Johnson and Andy McKee. Our host Rusty Cooley sits down with the guitar master to discuss many topics ranging from alternate tunings, sounds, songwriting and expanding beyond what you are currently playing and learning.

Peppino D’Agostino doesn’t just play the guitar. He composes, arranges, collaborates, improvises and has even been known to sing a song here and there in both English and Italian. But what he does create on the guitar makes the difference between simply playing and truly making music apparent in the most wonderful ways.

D’Agostino has been hailed as “a guitarist’s guitarist” by Acoustic Guitar magazine as well as “a giant of the acoustic guitar” (San Diego Reader), and holds many top guitar awards, but the San Francisco Chronicle encapsulated the essential difference that distinguishes D’Agostino’s music when it dubbed him “a poet.”

That poetic eloquence, grace and magic suffuses Nine White Kites, his first album of new compositions for the guitar in a decade (during which time he’s done much else wonderful with his musical talents). The set of 11 songs and two bonus tracks launches with the soaring fingerpicking of the title track, leading the listener through a tour de force showcase of D’Agostino’s mastery and artistry.

This is one episode you don't want to miss!