my photo/collage of Sam, 'Moonstuck' in Melbourne Florida, 2-2-08
In 1998, our friend Kim recommended that we book this guy, this 22 year old guitar 'wiz kid', named Pacetti...ok, I said, I'll look into it. Later that year she brought in a copy of Sam's (1998) CD debut Solitary Travel...I promptly set out to book him.
Sam, who hails from St. Augustine, Florida, learned flamenco from his Cuban grandfather, studied classical as a young teen, and was the protoge of legendary Florida folk singer-Travis-style master guitarist and southern gentlemen Gamble Rogers. Since Gamble's untimely passing in 1991, Sam went on to help co-ordinate the Annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival in St. Augustine.
Anyway, later that year at Kool Beanz we had our first booking with Sam - whew! What a night..what a player. Sam is by far one of the finest pickers I'd ever seen, and soon became a favorite at our venue playing to standing room only crowds for most the dozen or so shows he played for us over the next 4 years.
Since the colsing of our venue in 202, Sam has released several CDs including: Live at the Milltop Tavern, and Union with Gabriel Valla.
Thank to Sam for the use of the first two MP3s, the third was recored Live at Kool Beanz in '00...if you like what you hear (and I know you will!), do yourself a favor, click below to visit Sam's MySpace, or to buy his CDs at Amazon
my 2000 portrait of Sam
Live at Kool Beanz Coffeehouse
SAM PACETTI on MySpace
SAM PACETTI on AMAZON
KOOL BEANZ
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