This track is from the album Miles of Blues and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone9

"The full and warm note shows the unmistakable handwriting of the pleasant southern lands. All the pieces are filled with harmonic richness and great groove. Seldom the blues has communicated so much joy to the listeners as much as this recording." Stefan Woldach - Akustik Gitarre

"Franco Morone's new CD 'Miles of Blues' is full of wonderful fingerstyle blues grooves from a true master. Franco is one of our favorite acoustic guitarists. He is also a great teacher and a brilliant ambassador for fingerstyle guitar."
Acoustic Guitar Workshop - UK

"This versatile artist travels through the blues genres with heart on his sleeve. He's an interpreter, not a clinician, but his technique is impeccable. This is a fun, thoughtful CD that's as pleasurable as it is educational. Make this soulful journey with Morone and your soul will be the wiser." Fred Kraus - Minor7th.com - USA

"Uno dei migliori specialisti del fingerpicking in circolazione... un gran bel disco... che farà la felicità di tutti coloro che prediligono le più raffinate linee melodiche piuttosto della tecnica talvolta fine a sé stessa." Alessandro Nobis - Folk Bulletin

"Un disco di grande pregio stilistico, in cui l'ascoltatore riesce a percepisce ogni vibrazione, ogni sfumatura ed ogni emozione che nasce dalla sua chitarra, suonata sempre con eleganza e spontaneità, senza mai eccedere in virtuosismi fine a se stessi. Piacerà senza dubbio agli amanti della chitarra ma soprattutto farà felici gli appassionati di musica blues." Chitarra Acustica - Italia

"Inserito di diritto tra i grandi dello strumento, riesce sempre ad essere incredibilmente convincente e autorevole in qualsiasi contesto si muova. Che siano canzoni tradizionali italiane o irlandesi, jazz o blues, ha la capacità di caratterizzare, interiorizzare, ogni brano facendolo proprio con un tocco inconfondibile." Rockerilla - Italia

Miles of Blues

30/10/2010

Blues When I lost You

This track is from the album Miles of Blues and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone9

"The full and warm note shows the unmistakable handwriting of the pleasant southern lands. All the pieces are filled with harmonic richness and great groove. Seldom the blues has communicated so much joy to the listeners as much as this recording." Stefan Woldach - Akustik Gitarre

"Franco Morone's new CD 'Miles of Blues' is full of wonderful fingerstyle blues grooves from a true master. Franco is one of our favorite acoustic guitarists. He is also a great teacher and a brilliant ambassador for fingerstyle guitar."
Acoustic Guitar Workshop - UK

"This versatile artist travels through the blues genres with heart on his sleeve. He's an interpreter, not a clinician, but his technique is impeccable. This is a fun, thoughtful CD that's as pleasurable as it is educational. Make this soulful journey with Morone and your soul will be the wiser." Minor7th.com - USA

"Uno dei migliori specialisti del fingerpicking in circolazione... un gran bel disco... che farà la felicità di tutti coloro che prediligono le più raffinate linee melodiche piuttosto della tecnica talvolta fine a sé stessa." Folk Bulletin

"Un disco di grande pregio stilistico, in cui l'ascoltatore riesce a percepisce ogni vibrazione, ogni sfumatura ed ogni emozione che nasce dalla sua chitarra, suonata sempre con eleganza e spontaneità, senza mai eccedere in virtuosismi fine a se stessi. Piacerà senza dubbio agli amanti della chitarra ma soprattutto farà felici gli appassionati di musica blues." Chitarra Acustica

"Inserito di diritto tra i grandi dello strumento, riesce sempre ad essere incredibilmente convincente e autorevole in qualsiasi contesto si muova. Che siano canzoni tradizionali italiane o irlandesi, jazz o blues, ha la capacità di caratterizzare, interiorizzare, ogni brano facendolo proprio con un tocco inconfondibile." Rockerilla - Italia

Summertime

This track is from the album Canti Lontani Nel Tempo (Traditional Italian Songs) and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomoroneraffaellalun

La Bergera

Non Potho Reposare

This track is from the album The Road To Lisdoonvarna and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone8

Captain O\'keane

This track is from the album Songs We Love and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone7

Roses, Skies Blue

Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

This track is from the album Guitàrea and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone6

Windcar Walking

This track is from the album Stranalandia and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone5

Bluesy Gap

Respiro di una Vecchia Foresta

This track is from the album The South Wind and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone4

"The South Wind' is important and meaningful as a whole, and represents the best collection of Irish music for guitar to be issued in many years." Thomas Kleemaier - Concerto- Austria

"In the manner of John Renbourn, he has the exceceptional ability ...maintaining a confortable fluency ...delicate labirynths of conterpoint, deftly esecuted with a lush, warm tone and lyrical phrasing. Rather than trying to blow you away, Franco's approach is to invite the listener into the hearth of each song's architecture with a gentle virtuosity" Tim Sparks - Fingerstyle Guitar - Usa 

"This is one of the best books with excellent arrangements" Alex Moffatt - Irish Music - Ireland


The South Wind . Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar

01/01/1997

Eleanor Plunkett

This track is from the album The South Wind and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone4

"The South Wind' is important and meaningful as a whole, and represents the best collection of Irish music for guitar to be issued in many years." Thomas Kleemaier - Concerto- Austria

"In the manner of John Renbourn, he has the exceceptional ability ...maintaining a confortable fluency ...delicate labirynths of conterpoint, deftly esecuted with a lush, warm tone and lyrical phrasing. Rather than trying to blow you away, Franco's approach is to invite the listener into the hearth of each song's architecture with a gentle virtuosity" Tim Sparks - Fingerstyle Guitar - Usa 

"This is one of the best books with excellent arrangements" Alex Moffatt - Irish Music - Ireland

Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar - The South Wind 

Foggy Dew

The Foggy Dew

This track is from the album Running Home and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone3

Running Home

01/01/2003

This track is from the album Running Home and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone3

"Morone's intonation is perfect, and althought his chops are monstrous, they never distract from the music. If you dig Michael Hedges, you'll love Running Home." Jude Gold - Guitar Player - Usa

"Boredom is simply not part of this album, whose songs are so clear and filled with energy that listening is pure delight." Jazz Dimension - Germany

"Il chitarrista abruzzese ha raggiunto una maturità tecnica ed espressiva che lo colloca di diritto tra i grandi del suo strumento. Uno stile il suo immediatamente riconoscibile, in grado di portare per mano l'ascoltatore e portarlo ovunque con un pugno di note." Chitarre - Italy

"The complex polyphonie , the clearness of the harmonic constructions, the lightness of the sound shows a mature and innovative musician .. fully grace and light traveling" Les Cahiers de la Guitare et de la Musique - France

"Franco is ablee to express centuries of music and many styles on the steel string guitar and his superb cds are souvenirs of his artistry."
Gaetano Bevilacqua - Australia

 

Celtic Dog Blues

This track is from the album Melodies Of Memories and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/francomorone2

Melodies of Memories

Greenleeves

Greensleeves

Expectations from a Gentle Plant

This track is from the album Back to My Best and is available for purchase here: http://www.francomorone.it/en/?pag=shop

"I highly recommend this CD from the heart. I enjoy listening and I appreciate old in a new guise." Gitarre Aktuell - D

"Morone has one of most identifiable sounds of anyone playing fingerstyle guitar today." Teja Gerken - Acoustic Guitar - USA

"Franco Morone captures the listener in a wide variety of styles and excels in creating fantastic rich moods in his modern approach to fingerstyle guitar."
Henk te Veldhuis - Bridge Guitar - Holland

"La vita delle sue composizioni continua anche oltre, ovvero sul palco e durante i suoi seguitissimi workshop, in un processo continuo di crescita. L'essere un maestro, un virtuoso della chitarra non significa essere arrivato alla fine di una percorso ma piuttosto la maestria consente a Morone di continuare il suo processo di miglioramento tanto nella tecnica, sempre più raffinata, quanto nella creatività, assolutamente sorprendente in alcuni episodi. A differenza di molti suoi colleghi in virtuosismo, gli strumentali di Morone hanno il raro pregio di coinvolgere anche l'ascoltatore "profano", il quale non potrà che restare incantato di fronte a piccole perle come Followers of Dulcamara o Breath of Old Forest, oltre ai brani già citati. Insomma riuscire a coinvolgere anche coloro che non hanno familiarità con la tecnica chitarrista del fingerstyle è cosa assolutamente sorprendente, e Franco Morone con Back To My Best ci è riuscito alla grande." Blogfoolk - Italia

Back to my Best

Flowers from Ayako

This track is from the album Back to My Best and is available for purchase here: http://www.francomorone.it/en/?pag=shop

"I highly recommend this CD from the heart. I enjoy listening and I appreciate old in a new guise." Gitarre Aktuell - D

"Morone has one of most identifiable sounds of anyone playing fingerstyle guitar today."Teja Gerken - Acoustic Guitar - USA

"Franco Morone captures the listener in a wide variety of styles and excels in creating fantastic rich moods in his modern approach to fingerstyle guitar."
Henk te Veldhuis - Bridge Guitar - Holland

"La vita delle sue composizioni continua anche oltre, ovvero sul palco e durante i suoi seguitissimi workshop, in un processo continuo di crescita. L'essere un maestro, un virtuoso della chitarra non significa essere arrivato alla fine di una percorso ma piuttosto la maestria consente a Morone di continuare il suo processo di miglioramento tanto nella tecnica, sempre più raffinata, quanto nella creatività, assolutamente sorprendente in alcuni episodi. A differenza di molti suoi colleghi in virtuosismo, gli strumentali di Morone hanno il raro pregio di coinvolgere anche l'ascoltatore "profano", il quale non potrà che restare incantato di fronte a piccole perle come Followers of Dulcamara o Breath of Old Forest, oltre ai brani già citati. Insomma riuscire a coinvolgere anche coloro che non hanno familiarità con la tecnica chitarrista del fingerstyle è cosa assolutamente sorprendente, e Franco Morone con Back To My Best ci è riuscito alla grande." Blogfoolk - Italia

Back to My Best

Campeggia

Campiglia

The album Italian Fingerstyle Guitar is available here: http://www.francomorone.it/en/?pag=shop

"Considero Italian Fingerstyle Guitar la più importante fra le novità discografiche di recente pubblicazione." Massimo Ferro - Radio Voce Spazio

"Un ouvrage qui vous ouvrira une facette très peu connue de la guitare fingerstyle et qui vous demandera un gros travail d'interprétation (surtout sur les airs lyriques). A savourer d'urgence! Acoustic Guitarist - France

"Franco is a fingerstyle guitarist of extraordinary talent. His CD of Italian Folk Songs have been creatively arranged and played tenderly. These are songs that I grew up hearing my father and mother hum or whistle so you can imagine my great surprise when I heard them rendered as fingerstyle gems. It is not hard to see, or rather hear, why Franco is considered Italy's Best Fingerstyle Guitarist. Buy this CD! It will be the best $15 you have ever spent!" Anthony  - USA

"Few performers delight so well like Morone... the poet of the guitar."
Acordes de Guitarista - Spain

Italian Fingerstyle Guitar

Calderai/Bigordino/Giga

Caro Mio Ben

The House of the Rising Sun" is a traditional folk song. The most successful commercial version, recorded in 1964 by the British rock band The Animals, was a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and in the US and Canada. My version it is an arrangement for solo fingerstyle guitar. I really hope you will enjoy to listen. Franco

The House of The Rising Sun - Franco Morone

"Battle Cry of Freedom" proved popular among Union soldiers during the American Civil War. According to Henry Stone, a Union war veteran recalling in the late 1880s, the song helped the morale of Union soldiers.
"John Brown's Song" is a United States marching song about the abolitionist John Brown. The song was popular in the Union during the American Civil War. The song arose out of the folk hymn tradition of the American camp meeting movement of the late 18th and early 19th century. Both version are arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar. I hope you will enjoy to listen. Franco

Rally 'Round the Flag-JohnBrown'sBody - Franco Morone

One of the great names on the international guitar roster, Franco Morone is widely regarded as the "Italian Poet of  the Acoustic Guitar". His melodies exert a powerful charm which makes itself felt on the very first hearing and is enhanced by his thoughtful arrangements.   What is surprising in his work is the emotional impact of both his original and the traditional tunes the latter being completely refreshed and reborn under his fingers. Through his teaching and musicological research, Franco has become a reference point for many guitarists, both amateur and professional. He has given workshops in Italy and abroad and regularly performs at prestigious festivals in Europe, the United States and Japan


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