Francesco Morone (born June 6, 1956,
Lanciano,
Abruzzo, Italy) known as Franco Morone, is an
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
guitar player, teacher, composer and arranger specializing in the fingerstyle technique. He is the author of several books and has recorded CDs and videos playing his original music, which combines traditional Italian and Celtic melodies with jazz, blues and folk influences. He currently performs and teaches across Europe, the United States, and Japan.
Biography
Francesco started playing guitar at age 12 and published his first guitar book, ''My Acoustic Blues Guitar'', in 1986. He obtained a degree in Law from the
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna ( it, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, UNIBO) is a public research university in Bologna, Italy. Founded in 1088 by an organised guild of students (''studiorum''), it is the oldest university in continu ...
in 1987 and has worked as a journalist with the magazines ''Guitar Club'', ''Chitarre'' and ''Acoustic Guitar.''
As a musician, Morone has performed with
Alex de Grassi,
Beppe Gambetta
Beppe Gambetta (born 1955) is an Italian acoustic guitarist and singer. A native of Genoa, he is a composer, teacher, author, and researcher of traditional music and instruments.
Music career
In 1977, Gambetta founded Red Wine, an Italian blue ...
,
Peter Finger
Peter Finger (born 11 October 1954) is a German acoustic fingerstyle guitarist, songwriter, composer and record producer. His most notable recordings include "Just Another Day in May", "Vielleicht Im Nächsten Leben", "Fanesca", "For You", "101 S ...
,
Tim Sparks
Tim Sparks (born October 31, 1954) is an American acoustic guitar player, singer, arranger and composer.
Life
Raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he was given his first guitar when a bout of encephalitis kept him out of school for a year. T ...
, and
Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke (born September 11, 1945) is an acoustic guitarist. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. He overcame a series of personal obstacles, including parti ...
. He regularly performs solo and in a duo with singer Raffaella Luna and has recorded for Ariola MBG, Carisch, Bèrben and currently produces with his label Acoustic Guitar Workshops.
His collection ''Italian Fingerstyle Guitar'' has achieved recognition in the category of best album of the solo guitar by GPJ Folk Awards for American independent music.
Discography
*Stranalandia – BMG 1990
*Guitàrea - AMR 1994
*The South Wind – AMR 1996
*Melodies Of Memories - AMR 1998
*Running Home - AMR 2001
*Italian Fingerstyle Guitar - Traditional and Popular Songs - 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 – Italian Traditional Songs – con Raffaella Luna -AGR 2013
Bibliography
*Metodo per Chitarra Blues/My Acoustic Blues Guitar/Fingerstyle Blues Collection –Bèrben 1986/ AMBooks/AGW
*Stranalandia – 1990 AMBooks
*Fingerstyle Jazz/Fingerstyle Jazz Collection – AMBooks – Bèrben 1992-/AGW
*Guitàrea – AGBooks – Bèrben 1994
*The South Wind/Celtic Collection – AMR Carisch 1996
*Melodies Of Memories – AMR 1998
*Italian Fingerstyle Guitar - Carisch 2003/AGW
*Master Anthology of Blues Guitar Solos, Volume One – Mel Bay 2000
*Master Anthology of Fingerstyle Guitar Solos, Volume 1 - Mel Bay 2000
*Basic Fingerstyle Collection – AMBooks /Carisch 2007/
[ (In German)]
*Easy Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar - AGW
*10 Duets for Fingerstyle Guitar - con Ulli Boegershausen - AMBooks 2009
*Blues & Jazz for Fingerstyle Guitar Mel Bay 2011
*Back To My Best – Carisch 2012
*Christmas Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar - AGW
*Strings of Hearth - AGW
Videos
*Fingerstyle Blues – Playgame 1993
*In Concert – con Tim Sparks AMR 2005
*Acoustic Guitar Solos - Mel Bay 2008
*Acoustic Guitar Masters, Vol. 1 AMR 2009
Discografia
*Guitaròma – Lizard 1985
*Collana Strumento – BMG
*Guitar Highlights – AMR 1994
*Guitar Ballads – AMR 1998
References
External links
Franco Morone's official websiteFreight and Salvage live concert, (2012)Interview with Accordo.it (Italian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morone, Franco
Italian guitarists
Italian male guitarists
Living people
1956 births