Check out most of Tattistampa’s hand-made print catalog in thirty seconds or so…for orders and inquiries: tattistampa@gmail.com or https://www.tattistampa.com.
For more information about Tattistampa in the pibinko.org network: https://www.pibinko.org/en/?s=tattistampa
On Friday, Feb. 7, we had a morning of outreach on the ancient game of palla eh! or palla a 21 at the Falcone and Borsellino secondary school in Gavorrano, Southern Tuscany.
The initiative is taking place in the context of an ERASMUS student exchange project which will host another “palla episode” at the end of March.
In the meantime, a dozen of Gavorrano students had the opportunity of learning some background about the game, in addition to starting some practice, supervised by Gianluca Renieri and Davide Rossi from Associazione Palla Eh! in Vetulonia.
We thank the Institute for the interest in the game!
In the header image, at the end of the morning: Andrea Giacomelli (pibinko), Giacomo Pagliai, Silvia Cascinelli, Gianluca Renieri.
For more stories about palla eh! o palla a 21 in the pibinko.org network: https://www.pibinko.org/palla-a-21-or-palla-eh/
Ten years ago “Non ci resta che ridere”, the second album by Etruschi from Lakota, a then emerging band from the Cecina Valley in Southern Tuscany was released. The album followed “I nuovi mostri” in 2013, and preceded “Giù la testa” in 2017.
In the pibinko.org network Etruschi from Lakota had a fundamental role to drive the integration of music and outreach about rural issues which led in 2018 to the launch of the Jug Band Colline Metallifere (to learn more about our approach to the topic of music and outreach integration please see this interview+concert from 2021).
So: what could be a better opportunity than this tenth anniversary to have a refresher of this album? Skinny farmers…village bars…immigration…access to paradise..the discovery of America…all with a sound bridging Led Zeppelin to Rino Gaetano (this was the very first impression I had when I saw a concert in March 2015, then I had the chance of delving a lot more in depth in their work and found many many more nuances).
With the 2020 complexities, the EFL album production had a hiatus, although you can occasionally see them performing live, and with Dario Canal and Simone Sandrucci we are collaborating on various projects.
To review various Etruschi from Lakota moments documented in the pibinko.org network, try: https://www.pibinko.org/it/?s=etruschi+from+lakota (over 200 articles, in Italian, most of which with English translations). For more information: micalosapevo@pibinko.org
To listen to the album…here is a selection of streaming options, plus a couple of videos.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1TI8vHjCYdOxtZvnpVq4cx
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dubgyeAyALw&list=PLaP55JwdvceFASpdNrqeMv2_0yoEGAras
Video
V.I.V.O.
Mezzogiorno di grano (bootleg)
At the end of 2024 Piaggio will stop producing its Ape in the historical factory in Pontedera, close to Pisa, where this vehicle was designed and production launched in 1948. Ape will still be made, but not in Europe, where it has become too complicated to adapt this iconic model to new regulations on safety and environment.
When Wolfgang Scheibe heard about this, he was struck. He thought about is 15+ years on board of his Ape 703, up and down the Tuscan Metalliferous Hills, in addition to being the main subject for his hand-made prints, and part of his Jug Band Colline Metallifere logo. So he wanted to commemorate this event in his own way:
…anyway: the production in Italy for the historical Ape will be closed and replaced by more innovative models, but Tattistampa’s traditional hand-made print will remain. And you will still see Wolfgang cruising around the Southern Tuscan hills with his Ape.
For more information:
If you like videogames, and especially “vintage” adventure games, you might be interested in backing the Kickstarter project for “Le Avventure di Tango Rio”.
The game is produced by Bean Adventure Agency, a small but dynamic team of developers based around Lucca, Tuscany, and will be available in Italian and English. To learn more about the project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beanadventureagency/the-adventures-of-tango-rio.
From the web page it is also possible to download a DRM-free demo of the preliminary version of the game.
We are receiving this from Dario Canal as an excerpt from the soundtrack of the “La piccola Russia” documentary, which he produced with Gabriele Bernabò:
For more information about “La piccola Russia” (in Italian): https://www.maremmaoggi.net/la-piccola-russia-gavorrano-operaia-trionfa-torino/
Sunday, Sep. 8, 2024, “Tre Cani Rossi” (2022 Tuscan red wine) will be available at the producer stands in piazza Garibaldi during the 62nd National Bird Festival in Capannoli, close to Pisa.
Come and say hello!
With thanks to Comune di Capannoli.
Saturday 7, and Sunday 8, Sep. 2024, the first edition of the “Six Hamlet” Palla eh!/palla 21 Tournament will be held in Piloni, Southern Tuscany.
In the traditional Summer tournamento which have been taking place since the Seventies, each of the participating villages will propose at least two teams. Depending on the combinations in the first day of the games, there may be cases where it is not always possible for different villages to challenge each other.
To handle this aspect, for each village a single team, composed by a selection of the best players, will be present.
Starting from 2PM, representatives of Piloni, Torniella, Scalvaia, Ciciano, Tirli, and Vetulonia will face each other in a first phase with two three-team rounds, and a final phase.
For more information: http://www.palla21.it or micalosapevo@pibinko.org
After the Gran(i)Tour in Germany, a necessary pit stop in Tatti, featuring Christopher Mosselman aka Crissi from Dizzy Bee (with whom we jammed in various gigs). For more information and booking: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228.
Sunday, Aug. 4, at 9.30 PM in the scenic Piazza della Cisterna in Torniella, Southern Tuscany, there will be an evening of “voices and music” waiting for the stars.
The guest star for this event will be Giulia Damico, a jazz singer and songwriter from Turin, who will present her own repertoire in a set with vocals and electronics.
Giulia Damico is active on various projects and collaborations, among which the SYMPATHEIA quarter, winner of the best music award at the Proscenium festival in Assisi; the “Giuseppe Verdi dresses pink” by Fabio Giachino with Flavio Boltro and Gavino Murgia and the vocal tribute to Thelonious Monk in “Spherical Perceptions”.
With the idea of connecting the musical part of the show to the local surroundings, there will be opening readings related to Torniella and the Farma Valley.
The event is promoted by Pro Loco Piloni-Torniella, with the support of the local library and the pibinko.org network