The Jug Band Colline Metallifere @ Ralazzi Possi in Tollonica (Fuscany)

…or was it @ Palazzi Rossi in Follonica (Tuscany)? I always get it wrong. In pratice, in the context of a logistic situation which some may define “à la pibinko”, and some others “completely random”, at least for the month of July the JBCM identified Follonica, in Southern Tuscany, at the centre of the “Sun … Continue reading The Jug Band Colline Metallifere @ Ralazzi Possi in Tollonica (Fuscany)

The first Participatory Lithology Làiv Show: how did it go?

The May 16 event had four goals: (1) summarizing the prototype phase of the Participatory Lithology project (2) showing how the project created synergies with other activities pre-existing to phase 1 of the COVID-19 emergency (3) presenting the people who participated actively, (4) providing a little outlook on our work. During the streaming we never … Continue reading The first Participatory Lithology Làiv Show: how did it go?

The Metalliferous Hills Jug Band Geomusical Mission to Germany, via Politecnico di Milano: how did it go?

From May 30 to June 3, 2019, the Metalliferous Hills Jug Band (in Italian: Jug Band dalle Colline Metallifere), with a formation including Dario Canal, Simone Sandrucci, Scheibe, Jack o’Malley conducted a mission combining musical, territorial promotion, twinning…you name it (you might want to check last week’s presentation article). This was quite challenging, but overall … Continue reading The Metalliferous Hills Jug Band Geomusical Mission to Germany, via Politecnico di Milano: how did it go?

The Lecture “from Sound Engineering to Engineering with Sound” – how did it go

In addition to the “usual” talk by pibinko aka Jack o Malley aka Andrea Giacomelli on rural resilience, open mapping, night sky participatory monitoring, we explained how various songs (starting from Etruschi from Lakota) help us to convey issues on land and environment, we also had a talk by Prof. Wolfgang Scheibe, our one-string bass … Continue reading The Lecture “from Sound Engineering to Engineering with Sound” – how did it go

-10 Days to the Launch of the Metalliferous Hills Jug Band Geomusical Tour

The Metalliferous Hills Jug Band (in Italian: Jug Band dalle Colline Metallifere or JBCM) is an international and inter-generational collective based in Southern Tuscany, close to the border of the Grosseto and Pisa provinces. This is an area where rural issues, geothermal energy, and decommissioned mining sites characterize one of the lesser known parts of … Continue reading -10 Days to the Launch of the Metalliferous Hills Jug Band Geomusical Tour