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20th ITTONA Convention Schedule MINING TRENTINI ROOTS ON THE IRON RANGE
Thursday, July 19, 2012 · Pre-tour, Duluth, offered by Happy Trails Tours
Friday, July 20, 2012 · Pre-tour, Underground Mine and city of Ely offered by Happy Trails Tours
Friday, July 20, 2012 · Registration 11-5 · Presidents’ meeting 1-5 · Vendors’ Display · Hospitality Room · Melting Pot Mixer: Opening of convention, food, sing-along with
Saturday, July 21, 2012 · Breakfast · Minnesota Discovery Center · Open Pit Mine Tours · Hull Rust Mine View, tour of historic Hibbing High School, view Bob Dylan's childhood home · Lunch · Trentini nel Mondo presentation · Vendors’ Display · Saturday Evening: Social, Dinner · “Abies Alba,” from Trento, entertains us with traditional Trentini folk music · Dance to “The Renowns”
Sunday, July 22, 2012 · Breakfast · Mass: 8:30 a.m., Resurrection Church, Eveleth · Convention ends after Mass, box lunches provided to everyone · Free evening concert offered by “Abies Alba” at Zimmy’s in Hibbing, MN.
Sunday, July 22, 2012 · Post-Convention tour of North Shore of Lake Superior offered by Happy Trails Tours
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About the Bands Abies Alba: The name of the group means “silver fir”.
Founded in Bolbeno (Val Giudicarie) at the end of the Seventies, Abies Alba played folk music from the celtic area. In 1991 they began to research the local folk music of Trentino. This search led, in 1994, to recording the first CD –In punto alla mezzanotte or “Right at midnight” – with songs and dance tunes from Trentino. Six years later, the group produced the second CD – Oggi non si lavora or “Not working today”. The third CD – Abies alba - Musiche e canti dal Trentino or “Abies alba - Music and songs from Trentino” – was recorded in 2006.
Abies alba has performed in many music festivals across Italy and in other european countries (Austria, Germany, France, Spain, Slovenia). With the support of Trentini nel mondo, they played for the Trentini communities in Brasil (2005), Bosnia (2006), Switzerland (2007), Belgium (2008) and will be making their first formal trip to the United States to perform for the 2012 ITTONA convention in Minnesota. More information (in italian): www.abiesalba.org
The current line-up is formed by: Mauro Odorizzi (fiddle, mandolin, voice); Nicola Odorizzi (diatonic accordions, ocarina, voice); Franco Susini (flute, piccolo, bagpipes, voice); Maurizio Tomasi (guitar, voice).
I Cantatori:
The Renowns: The Renowns have been making music lovers on the Iron Range tap their toes ever since the band formed back in 1955. With two top hits in the late 1950’s and induction into the Rock Country Hall of Fame in 2005, the fun continues. If you want to read more please see this recent article about the band. In 1959, The Renowns permeated the music scene outside the Iron Range. That's when the group won a talent contest sponsored by a Duluth radio station, and was given the opportunity to cut a record with Everest Records in Chicago. One side of the recording contained a song written by Ione, entitled, “My Mind’s Made Up.” The other, a song by Karakash entitled, “The Wild One." The songs topped the charts, and were No. 1 and No. 2 on the east and west coast, respectively.
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I Cantatori is a group of “fun loving” individuals dedicated to having a good time and signing the songs of thier ancestors. The group has been travelling and singing the tunes they heard as children for 30 years. Recently they were featured in the Mesabi Daily News. They will be leading us in the sing-along on Friday night. |
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Pictured on the right are The Renowns as they ook today, from left, Warren Grillo lead guitar; Mike Tomasetti, percussion and vocals; Ione Tomasetti, lead guitar; Tom Moeller, lead guitar; Jim Tomasetti, keyboard and vocals. |