Acoustic guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo have become one of the most popular duos on the international music scene. Together they create unique, intense and beautiful arrangements of familiar and beloved songs. Their dynamic genre-spanning music has brought them to the world’s most illustrious venues, including the Sydney Opera House in Australia, The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, New York’s Lincoln Center and the world’s oldest indoor concert hall, Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Italy.

Frank and Vinny have also been on National Public Radio and Television, featured previously on three popular shows, including Mountain Stage and Tommy Emmanuel and Friends. Their own PBS special, "Four Generations of Guitars," premiered in the 2014-15 season as part of the forthcoming 13 episode series "Music Gone Public," where they will be joined by special guests, guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli and Tommy Emmanuel along with violinist Joe Craven.

Frank describes the essence of their music in clear and straightforward terms: “There is nothing more satisfying to my ears than two guitars performing a beautiful song. As a duo we seek out beautiful songs and melodies spanning hundreds of years and try to create a uniquely fresh version.”

Drawing on more than 500 years of classic songs, Vignola and Raniolo create unique, sometimes intense and often quite beautiful arrangements of these familiar and beloved songs. Although both guitarists have been deeply influenced by many great jazz guitarists, they are not a jazz guitar duo. There is very little improvisation, but the sense of spontaneity, imagination and virtuosity that are hallmarks of jazz are fully present in their performances. A typical performance will take the audience on a tour of musical history. Bach, Mozart and Beethoven will be freely mixed with Ellington and Waller, blended with Gershwin and Carmichael, peppered with Bob Marley, Sting and Lennon/ McCartney, and spiced with Rodrigo and Lecuona.