Traindeville: Nuovi Racconti Romani all'Ottobrata Monticiana

A most welcome return for the Traindeville at the Ottobrata Monticiana: join us on Friday, October 9, from 8:30 p.m. in the splendid setting of the Scalinata degli Ibernesi—a romantic and evocative corner of the Rione Monti that will once again come alive with music, words, and Roman spirit, featuring the trio led by Monti “native” Ludovica Valori (vocals, accordion, trombone), Paolo Camerini (double bass), and Fabio Gammone (guitar, harmonica, clarinet, kazoo). They will perform a new selection of songs recounting the magic of the Eternal City, past and present, with all the distinctive traits and contradictions that make it unique.

New “Roman Tales” from the group’s album of the same name, released in 2024, which brings together classics such as “Cento campane”—one of the best-known songs in Lando Fiorini’s repertoire—as well as original pieces such as “Bolero alla Romana,” composed by Ludovica Valori. The program also includes two tributes to Ettore Petrolini, the legendary artist from Monti: “Fiore de gioventù,” performed in the blues arrangement created in 2005 by Ardecore—the band that spearheaded the revival of Roman folk music—and “Tanto pe’ cantà.” There will also be an ironic Roman-style reworking of American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” transformed into “È la mia Roma.”

The band will also perform new songs of its own, capturing today’s reality through the lens of memory and modernity—from “Saltarello senza casa,” a highly topical attack on property speculation and the housing crisis, to “Sogni di Cinecittà,” a nostalgic look by a former film extra at the golden age of Italian cinema.

And, of course, there will be room for tributes to Gabriella Ferri and Pier Paolo Pasolini, unforgettable figures of Rome’s most authentic and irreverent cultural identity.

**Friday, October 9, from 8:00 p.m.**
Scalinata degli Ibernesi (Monti, Rome)
**Free admission**
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