“Franco Morone”
Italian guitarist, teacher, composer and arranger, specialized in fingerstyle technique
photo courtesy Gorg (A)
Biographical notes
He started playing guitar at the age of 12 and published his first blues method “My Acoustic Blues Guitar” in 1986.
He has collaborated as a journalist for Guitar Club, Chitarre, and Acoustic Guitar magazines.
He is the author of CDs, books and videos based on his compositions, on traditional Italian music as well as blues, Jazz and Celtic music.
In the United States he received the GPJ Folk Awards for independent music for the Cd Italian Fingerstyle Guitar as best album in the solo guitar category.
Concerts and Guitar Courses
He performs in Europe, the United States, and Japan. For about 30 years he has been teaching and organizing fingerstyle guitar seminars. In Italy, in the Marche region, he has opened an educational space with Raffaella Luna, the Acoustic Guitar Workshops.
Live performances
He shared the stage with artists like John Renbourn, Leo Kottke, Tim Sparks, Alex De Grassi, and many others. He performs as a soloist, or in a duo with the singer Raffaella Luna with whom he proposes a personal reinterpretation of traditional Italian songs and a repertoire of original songs.
Repertoire
His repertoire has solid foundations in blues, jazz, Celtic music, and Italian folk, languages assimilated in the course of continued research and mastered with absolute competence with a personal and recognizable sound.
Music labels
MBG Ariola, Carisch, Bèrben, Acoustic Music Records, Acoustic Music Books, are the labels and publishers that have released his works. At present he is producing with his own label Acoustic Guitar Workshops.
Concerts live
Open Strings-Osnabrueck–D
Otor–Saragozza–ES
The Acoustic Strings Fest.– Raalte–NL
The Kirkmichael Int. Guitar Fest.UK
Acoustic Guitar Meeting –Sarzana-I
Folkest–Spilimbergo-I
Soave Guitar Festival-I
20° Festival Internazionale Chitarra–I
Chitarre dal mondo–Teatro Corte–I
Bormio Guitar International Meeting–I
Festival Villa Celimontana–Roma–I
Sentieri Acustici–Pistoia–I
Musicastrada–Pisa–I
Castello dei Doria–Dolceacqua-I
Madame Guitar–Udine-I
Acoustic Franciacorta-I
Teatro Puccini–Merano-I
Teatro Filarmonica–Macerata-I
Consolato Italiano Houston–USA
Chet Atkins A. Convention Nashville–USA
All-Star Guitar Night-Nashville–USA
All-Star Guitar Night-Nashville–USA
KVMR Celtic Festival–Ca–USA
Healdsburg Guitar Festival–Ca–USA
Honolulu, Orvis Theater–Hawaii–USA
International Guitar Tour–Japan
Guitar Festival–Singapore
International Guitar Tour–HU
Zagreb Guitar Summit–HR
All Star Guitar Night–Opatija–HR
Jurandvor–Baska–HR
Teatro Excelsior–Chiasso–CH
Guitar Festival–Linz–A
Posthof–Linz–A
International Guitar Night–D
Consolato Italia/Dortmund–D
Schondorf Guitar Festival–D
Folk Frueling Festival–Venne–D
Sala Filarmonica–Rovereto-I
Musicultura–Macerata-I
Musicultura–Macerata-I
