Gary Scarpello

Singer Songwriter Musician


About Me

While supporting myself as a guitar teacher, I began performing in the Philly tri-state area. I played as a solo act, in duos, and in bands in many musical genres including folk, rock, blues, and country to jazz.

I have played in coffeehouses, colleges, rock clubs, bars, gin mills, and other venues. I’ve been featured on local radio stations WHYY and WMMR.

I co-produced and mixed the album Swords Into Plowshares: Songs of Freedom and Struggle featuring Pete Seeger and Tom Paxton. I was a recording engineer at Alpha Studios working sessions as assistant engineer with Stevie Wonder, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and Al Martino.

Previous bands include A.O.K. and Moonrise. As a member of the folk duo Moonrise, we opened for Essra Mohawk at the People’s Choice, and we were booked to open for Mississippi Fred McDowell at the Valley Forge Music Fair when he passed away a week before the performance. My band A.O.K. headlined the Ambler Cabaret, the Empire Rock Club, and other local clubs. I have been a volunteer for the Philadelphia Folk Festival. I was a college radio DJ for WDFM.