MarcoApr 14, 20202 minBe Still My Beating Guitar: La Chitarra BattenteIf you’ve ever seen the elements of a Tarantella band, you will have likely noted a unique guitar as period in Italy. Battente which...
MarcoMar 26, 20201 minLyre Lyre Dance on FireLa lira or lyre the instrument equated with ancient gods and cherubs is also common in a folk music formation, particularly in the...
MarcoMar 26, 20202 minSignore TamburelloSignore Tamburello: Mr. Tambourine Man’s Italian Cousin - As an Italian folk musician, I can’t help but wonder if Bob Dylan’s “Mr....
MarcoMar 26, 20202 minThe OrganettoJuliet may have once argued that a rose is a rose but when it comes to Italian folk music there is in fact a distinction when it comes to...