Guest musician #8: Luca Tarantino (Video)
I first met Luca Tarantino in Lecce in southern Italy when he was playing with Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino. Luca is a masterful player of the Baroque guitar and the Theorbo. He’s also… Read More
A Handmade 7″
My new album is out today, and I wanted to propose something special to all the people who follow my work and my label Beating Drum, whether it be via the newsletter… Read More
Simone Prattico (Video)
I’ve been touring with Simone for more than seven years now, although we’ve played from time to time as a trio, more often than not, we play as a stripped down duo,… Read More
Songs from the Island (Playlist)
Last night, I dreamed an island and as I slept, I heard the music playing. On her golden shores, I heard the blend of languages and traditions conversing and of voices joyfully… Read More
Have a listen to my new single ‘Bring Down The Wall’
Check out my song ‘Bring Down The Wall’ the first single from my new album out Oct 21st [Single also available on Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music] More and more walls are… Read More
I Dreamed An Island [Album Artwork + Tracklist]
Good news people! My new album will be out soon on October 21st in Europe and North America and on November the 4th in the UK. The album will be available on… Read More
Guest musician #7: Malik Ziad
I already had parts of songs in Palermitano, the Sicilian dialect of Palermo as well as in Salentino, the dialect of the southern most tip of Puglia but I also dreamt of… Read More
Guitars and quarter tones
On this video you can hear me play a little improvisation using the mini-frets inserted onto my 1931 Style O National Something interesting happened to me as I was writing songs for… Read More
Guest musician #6: Giulio Bianco (Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino)
Giulio is another one of the talented musicians from Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino. He’s a multi-instrumentalist and I’ve lost count all the instruments he knows how to play. Mauro Durante tells me that… Read More
Bella Ci Dormi (Songs I Love #23)
I recently worked with my friend Mauro Durante on a song for the new album I Dreamed An Island. The song called “Bring Down The Wall” is sung in English but has… Read More
