Who is Franco Morone
Francesco “Franco” Morone (Lanciano, 6 June 1956) is an Italian guitarist, teacher, composer and arranger, expert in fingerstyle technique.
Biographical notes
He started playing the guitar at the age of 12, publishing his first book in 1986 “My Acoustic Blues Guitar.”
He worked as a journalist for the magazines Guitar Club, Chitarre, Acoustic Guitar.
He is the author of Cds, books, and videos based on his compositions, on traditional Italian music, jazz, blues, and Celtic music.
He received in the United States the independent music GPJ Folk Awards for “Italian Fingerstyle Guitar” as the best album for ‘solo guitar’ category.
Where he performs and teaches
He performs in Europe, the United States, and Japan. In Italy, he founded an educational center together with Raffaella Luna in Marche region called “Acoustic Guitar Workshops.” Last 13 years he is leading the annual guitar course in Malosco, Trentino.
He performed with
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 Italian traditional and original songs repertoire.
Repertoire
His repertoire has solid foundations in blues, jazz, Celtic music, and Italian folk, languages absorbed with continued researches and absolute competence with a personal and recognizable sound.
About his records
Labels and publishers producing his works are MBG Ariola, Carisch, Bèrben, Acoustic Music Records. Now he publishes his albums and videos, with his record label Acoustic Guitar Workshops.
Discography – Bibliography
DISCOGRAPHY
- Stranalandia – BMG 1990
- Guitàrea – AMR 1994
- The South Wind – AMR 1996
- Melodies of Memories – AMR 1998
- Running Home – AMR 2001
- Italian Fingerstyle Guitar – AMR 2003
- The Road to Lisdoonvarna – AMR 2005
- Songs We Love – con Raffaella Luna – AGR 2008
- Miles of Blues – AGR 2010
- Back to My Best – AGR 2012
- Canti lontani nel tempo – con Raffaella Luna – AGR 2013
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- My Acoustic Blues Guitar – AMBooks – 1987
- Guitàrea – AMBooks -1994
- The South Wind/Celtic Fingerstyle – AMBooks – 1996
- Melodies of Memories – AMBooks – 1998
- Fingerstyle Jazz – AMBooks – 2004
- Italian Fingerstyle Guitar – Carisch – 2003
- Stranalandia – AMBooks – 2005
- Basic Fingerstyle – Carisch/AMBooks – 2009
- Back to My Best – Carisch – 2012
Concerts
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
Intenational Guitar Tour – HU
Zagreb Guitar Summit – HR
All Star Guitar Night – Opatja – HR
Jurandvor – Baska – HR
Teatro Excelsior – Chiasso –CH
Guitar Festival – Linz – A
Posthof – Linz – A
Open Strings – D
International Guitar Night – D
Consolato Italia/Dortmund – D
Schondorf Guitar Festival – D
Folk Frueling Festival – Venne – D
Open String, Osnabrueck – D
Otor – Saragozza – ES
The Acoustic Strings Fest. – Raalte – NL
The Kirkmichael Int. Guitar Festival -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
Musica Strada – Pisa – I
Castello dei Doria – Dolceacqua – I
Madame Guitar – Udine – I
Acoustic Franciacorta – I
Teatro Puccini – Merano – I
Sala Filarmonica – Rovereto – I
Teatro Filarmonica – Macerata – I
Musicultura – Macerata – I
Musicultura – Macerata – I
