Tag Archives: Acoustic guitar

Gabe Valla and Sam Pacetti

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Gabe Valla and Sam Pacetti
Gabe Valla and Sam Pacetti
Union CD cover
Union CD cover

 

Tonight (8/17/2013) there was a reunion of sorts. That’s when musicians Gabe Valla and Sam Pacetti gave their long-awaited second performance in Gainesville’s Thomas Center.  The two guitar players, who now both live in the St. Augustine area, first met as teenagers at a memorial service for the late Gamble Rogers, who is now honored in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.  Valla, who grew up in Gainesville around the acoustic music scene, talked with WUFT’s Donna Green-Townsend about the uniqueness of the scheduled show:

The concert was sponsored by the Shakerag Culture Center and the City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.

 

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Gabe Valla and Sam Pacetti performing at the Thomas Center on August 18, 2013 (photo by Lee Townsend)
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Gabe Valla and Sam Pacetti performing at the Thomas Center (photo by Lee Townsend)

 

Michael Smith

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Michael Smith performs at the Shake Rag Art and Culture Center in Melrose

Aired on WUFT April 29th, 2011 and August 31st, 2012

Nationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Michael Smith is bringing his original music to the Shake Rag Art and Culture Center in Melrose tonight at 8 p.m. Smith has at least 500 songs under his belt on more than a dozen CDs. Numerous artists have recorded his songs.  Smith sat down with Florida’s 89.1, WUFT’ s Donna Green-Townsend. He shared how he picked up the guitar at 15 and one of his first songs was about his first love.

Here’s the entire song, “The Dutchman” by Michael Smith recorded in the WUFT studios the day of the interview.