Francesco “Franco” Morone
Italian guitarist, teacher, composer and arranger, specialized in fingerstyle technique.
photo courtesy Gorg (A)
Biographical notes
He started playing the guitar at the age of 12, publishing his first book in 1986 the Book “My Acoustic Blues Guitar.”
He has worked as a journalist for the magazines Guitar Club, Chitarre, Acoustic Guitar.
He is the author of Cs, books, and videos based on his compositions, on traditional Italian music, jazz, blues, and Celtic music.
He received in the United States the award for Cd Italian Fingerstyle Guitar as the best album in the ‘solo guitar’ category by the GPJ Folk Awards of independent music.
Where he performs and teaches
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.
With whom he performed
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.
His recordings
MBG Ariola, Carisch, Bèrben, Acoustic Music Records produced his Cd. He currently publishes his albums and videos with his record label Acoustic Guitar Workshops.
“blues originals” repertoire
“Fingerstyle originals” repertoire
“Irish arrangements” repertoire
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
