Franco Morone
Francesco Morone (born June 6, 1956, Lanciano, Abruzzo, Italy) known as Franco Morone, is an Italian guitar player, teacher, composer and arranger specializing in fingerstyle technique. Author of CDs, books and videos playing his original music, traditional Italian, jazz / blues and Celtic. He performs concerts and teaching in Europe, United States and Japan.
Biography
He started playing guitar at age 12 and published his first guitar method blues in 1986. Holds a degree in Law at the University of Bologna in 1987. Has worked as a journalist with the magazines Guitar Club, Guitars, and Acoustic Guitar, and as a musician has played with Alex de Grassi, Beppe Gambetta, Peter Finger, Tim Sparks, and Leo Kottke.
He performs solo and in duet with the singer Raffaella Luna. He has recorded for Ariola MBG, Carisch, Bèrben and currently produces his works with his own label Acoustic Guitar Records.
The Acoustic Guitar magazine call him “poet of the Italian acoustic guitar, he is a rare example of a musician with a personal and recognizable sound”. He performs his melodies with extraordinary sensitivity and provide an experience from the first listen. Chitarre magazine writes: "The listener with his music has the feeling of being able to travel anywhere with a handful of notes, taken by the hand by a warm and kind sound, full of gentle rhythms and original lines of counterpoint”.
His collection Italian Fingerstyle Guitar has achieved recognition in the category of best album of solo guitar by GPJ Folk Awards for the 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
- My Acoustic Blues Guitar/Metodo per Chitara Blues– AMR - Bèrben 1986
- Stranalandia – 1990 AMR
- Fingerstyle Jazz – AMBooks – Bèrben 1992
- Guitàrea – AGBooks – Bèrben 1994
- The South Wind/Celtic Collection – AMR Carisch 1996
- Melodies Of Memories – AMR 1998
- Italian Fingerstyle Guitar - Carisch 2003
- 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– AMR /Carisch 2007
- 10 Duets for Fingerstyle Guitar - con Ulli Boegershausen - AMBooks 2009
- Blues & Jazz for Fingerstyle Guitar Mel Bay 2011
- Back To My Best – Carisch 2012
Video
- 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