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Peppino D'Agostino

Peppino D'Agostino is an international treasure who is charting a personal journey through the compositional fingerstyle guitar genre. Peppino is known for his dynamic and mesmerizing performances covering and blending folk, Irish, Italian, Brazilian, flamenco and jazz traditions. A musician that has received immense critical recognition, his 2002 album "Every Step of The Way" was awarded a 3rd place tie with Leo Kottke in Acoustic Guitar Magazine's Players' Choice Awards for 'BEST ACOUSTIC ALBUM OF ALL TIME'. In the same set of awards, Peppino additionally brought home another 3rd place tie for 'FINGERSTYLE GUITARIST OF THE YEAR', as well as receiving a 2nd place award in the category of 'ACOUSTIC GUITAR OF THE YEAR', for his signature Seagull Artist Series guitar, featuring the new compound-curve design. In 2007 Peppino was also voted 'BEST ACOUSTIC GUITARIST' by the readers of Guitar Player magazine in GP's 2007 Reader's Choice Awards, and performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

In 2010, Peppino released "Nine White Kites" his first new album of all original compositions since the award winning "Every Step of the Way." "Nine White Kites" was ranked by Acoustic Guitar Magazine as one of "The Best Acoustic Albums of 2010". He was also a featured performer on the "Guitar Masters" tour along with Andy Mckee and Eric Johnson that toured performing arts centers in late 2010 through early 2011.