Modena City Ramblers - Press Release (pdf)

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—Franco D'Aniello, founder of MCR. Modena City ... In 2013 they released a new album “Niente di Nuovo sul Fronte Occidentale” and they start for a new.
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MODENA CITY RAMBLERS opening act Tamuna 19.09.2103 | DINGWALLS Camden Lock

“ We started for fun, just for leisure. We were much like a punk band, showing up at gigs with no rehearsal. Sometimes we were 6 on stage, sometimes 7, sometimes 11”. —Franco D'Aniello, founder of MCR. Modena City Ramblers (also known as M.C.R.) are the most important Italian band in its genre, known for the peculiar mix of folk and “world” influences with ska and rock. The band has sold more than 700.000 copies of their CDs in the last 20 years. Their constant performing with huge audiences has led the band to become a popular and consolidated phenomenon on the Italian rock music scene. The band has been on world tour for more than 10 years, with a definitely fulfilling feedback under both the performing and the discographic point of view. The trip starts from Italy and its typical mandolin, through the Celtic tin whistle and finally reaches those African rhythms inwardly linked to the percussions of the slave workers in the two Continents. Inside this mix powerful electric guitar and drums find their perfect collocation, together with violin and accordeon and the influence of punk in singing. Moreover, they mix Irish Folk and Italian Taranta. The result of all this is the so-called Celtic patchanka. In the past they released “Bella Ciao: combat folk for the masses”, an unofficial release that, despite its being particularly new and unexpected, has definitely met the public's lively interest. Produced by Terry Woods (The Pogues), the album re-visits the band's classics through an open-minded international vision, with some lyrics in English, Spanish and French. In the last 5 years the band played for a several gigs all around Europe (Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Finland) with great succesfull. In 2013 they released a new album “Niente di Nuovo sul Fronte Occidentale” and they start for a new Italian and International tour. Modena City Ramblers are: Roberto Zeno: drums and percussion and backing vocals Franco D’Aniello: tin whistle, flute, trumpet and backing vocals Massimo Ghiacci: bass, guitar and backing vocals Leonardo Sgavetti: accordion Francesco “Fry” Moneti: violin, mandolin, electric guitar

Davide “Dudu” Morandi: lead vocals Luca Serio Bertolini: guitars and backing vocals Tamuna composes new songs in Italian, English and Sicilian (Sicily’s dialect) world music style. It ranges from blues to rock, pop, reggae mixed with folk music of our island, Sicily.

#### MCR are performing at Dingwalls in Camden on Thursday 19th of September. Opening act: TAMUNA Doors Open: 7.30pm Show Time: 9.00pm Tickets Adv: £13.00 (+booking fees) Doors: £16.00 http://www.seetickets.com/event/modena-city-ramblers/dingwalls/718327

THE VENUE: DINGWALLS Middle Yard Camden Lock London NW1 8AB www.dingwalls.com

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