Tag: accordion
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Hypnotized In Siracusa’s Piazza del Duomo
Ortigia’s Piazza del Duomo seduces me with her beauty, but then, when she adds in the harmonies and melodies of an accordion player, I’m hypnotized.
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Bring Your Dancing Shoes
Being a musician myself, I am always seeking out other musicians while in Sicily, especially those versed in local folk music, like Ettore, Alfredo, and Totò, pictured here. I heard them first as part of a larger community ensemble in Porticello, my grandfather’s birthplace, in 2011. A couple of years later, I sought them out,…
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Revel in Music in Sicily this Summer
Music is everywhere in Sicily. Pictured here are Angelo Salvatore Daddelli (guitar and vocals) and Marco Macaluso (accordion) (Sorry! I don’t know the bass player’s name.) performing for the crowds in Palermo’s Piazza Verdi. You too can make music, perform, and rub elbows with musicians in Sicily–What a great way to experience a new culture…
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Let’s Dance!
Last September during our Experience Sicily tour, we had a private concert with a trio from Casteldaccia who performed traditional Sicilian folk songs for us on my cousin Evelina’s patio.