If you have a photo of your Italian folksinging group, information on when and where you meet,
and/or your tour schedule if applicable, I will post it
here.
THE ITALIAN FOLK ART FEDERATION OF
AMERICA (IFAFA) is a non-profit organization
whose purpose is to preserve and foster interest in
Italian folk art; to research Italian folklore,
traditions, customs, costumes, dances, songs, and
instruments and to bring together Italian folk
performing groups and other interested individuals.
It is an outgrowth of the Italian Folk Art Project
initiated at the Nationalities Service Center of
Philadelphia in 1977. It has about 600 members
including about 20 performing groups from around
America. They put out an informative newsletter.
To join: Groups - $25, Individuals - $10,
Student/Senior Citizen - $5. Send check payable to
IFAFA c/o N.S.C., 1300 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
IFAFA's biennial conference was held October 1,2,3, 1999
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel.
To find out about the conference, click here.
I CAMPAGNOLI is an Italian folk group from Pittsburgh, PA. It has performed at Busch Gardens in Virginia and Epcot Center at Disneyworld in Florida. For more information contact Blaise Panizzi at bpanizzi@post-gazette.com
THE ITALIAN FOLK DANCERS OF MADISON meet every Tuesday night at 7:00 pm at the WilMar Community Center on Jennifer Street in Madison, Wisconsin. The group gives performances, lecture-demonstrations and dance classes. Italian language and cultural classes are offered to children at no charge and to adults for a small fee. Contact Philana Friede at prfriede@facstaff.wisc.edu or 3232 Elvehjem road, McFarland, Wisconsin 53558. If you are local call 838-9403 or 262-1809.
I DANZERINI DI LUCINICO is a dance group from Gorizia, Friuli in Northeast Italy. They put on 30 to 40 performances a year at various festivals. Contact at P.O.Box 11, 34070 Lucinico - GORIZIA - ITALY or click onto the link to their website.
THE BLACK IRISH BAND performs the music of Ireland, Italy and America. Go to their website and check out their rendition of "C’è La Luna".
TENORES DI BITTI "MIALINU PIRA" specialize in performing traditional Sardinian songs. Their spokesperson is Omar Bandinu. Check out their site for a great treat.
ITALIAN FOLKSING WEB RING MEMBERS
FIND AN ALBUM OF ITALIAN FOLK MUSIC
FIND A BOOK TO HELP YOU
Get an accordion. Check out these accordion makers.FRATELLI ALESSANDRINI di Tonino Alessandrini & c. snc.
Via G. Verdi, 83, 60022 Castelfidardo (AN) ITALY Tel. & Fax: 071 7821025 PETOSA ACCORDIONS, 313 NE 45th St., Seattle, Washington 98105
For many of those unusual Italian instruments, try LARK IN THE MORNING, PO Box 1176, Mendocino, CA 95460 USA. For a 100 Page Catalog send $3.00 in the US, $6.00 elsewhere. They carry Tyrolian many belled trumpets, alphorns, jaw harps, zampogne (Italian bagpipes), organetti abruzzesi, a wide variety of accordions, concertinas, hurdy gurdys, and bowl back mandolins.
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