Italian double bassist living in Scone records album in endangered native dialect
Updated: March 3, 2021, 9:38 am
© Steve MacDougall / DCT Media
An Italian double bassist living in Scone has recorded his debut solo album in the endangered minority dialect of his native language.
Roberto Cassani, 45, will release Ansema We Stand in the Lombardy dialect of Rivoltano, which is only heard in certain regions of northern Italy.
The musician, who has lived in Scotland for 20 years and Scone for 12, believes there are many similarities between Rivoltano and the different dialects across Perthshire and Scotland.
He said: “It’s a very small area.
“It changes from town to town.
Royal Highland Show is shelved but livestock judging still on the cards
thecourier.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thecourier.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Italian double bassist living in Scone records album in endangered native dialect
thecourier.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thecourier.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Celtic Connections offers radio listeners a wide variety of traditional and contemporary music associated with the western European lands occupied at one time or another by people of the Celtic tribes and their descendants, including Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, and Galicia, as well as Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and other parts of North America where the Celtic influence has been felt.
The program s host, Bryan Kelso Crow, also brings you great music from England and from Scandinavia and other European regions, all of which have connections with a Celtic past.
Each week on
Celtic Connections, you can count on hearing the finest selections from new releases as well as from Celtic classics. We also offer occasional concert performances, recorded exclusively for