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3 Online Sicilian Folk Music Concert
Join Villa Palagonia for a performance and discussion about Sicilian folk music.
When: Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 3PM Eastern
Presented by singer and multi-instrumentalist Allison Scola and guitarist Joe Ravo AKA Villa Palagonia
Where: Online via Zoom
Access: Complimentary
Join us for a short concert and discussion about Sicilian folk music. Guitarist Joe Ravo and Experience Sicily owner/curator Allison Scola are the music duo Villa Palagonia, and in addition to original music, we perform Sicilian folk music. During this afternoon presentation featuring the people’s music, we’ll introduce you to some “hits” (if you will) that all Sicilians know and love, so when you visit Sicily, you’ll be ready to sing along.
(We’ll probably play a couple of American holiday songs too!)
Register Now
0 Keep Dancing
Regretfully, like so many of us music makers, we’re on a pause. Well, maybe not completely. We are planning to present some online performances in the coming months.
Let’s not let our in ability to gather in person be the end of live music. Support your local musicians and artists however you can. Art will be the joy that brings us back to life. Let’s keep dancing.
0 The Music is Still Playing
Although we haven’t had too many big shows in a few months, we’ve been playing short sets at events for Experience Sicily, my (Allison’s) tourism company.
We’ve been in a big transition to a new home the past two years, and it’s been very disruptive to our music making; however, it hasn’t completely stopped, and we’ve got plans to be back on the scene soon. Meanwhile, this summer, we’ll be spending a lot of time in Sicily (about 10 minutes from the estate Villa Palagonia!) and southern Italy, soaking up the regional sounds to bring them home and get to work on our next project.
Some rest and relaxation on the Mediterranean Sea will do our hearts some good as we come out of a period of moving homes and settling into our new one, which is turning out to be beautiful!
So, the music is still playing … and we’ll share it with you soon!
0 Villa Palagonia at NERFA Conference
Villa Palagonia will be at NERFA in Stamford, CT spicing up the folk! If you are attending the conference, please join us for our showcases…
Thurs. Late Night, Nov. 10, 12:30am – 1:00am
Access Film Music
Blue Rm. 2013
~ In the round 30-minute set:
Villa Palagonia
Kate Callahan
Jay Mankita
Fri. Afternoon, Nov. 11, 3:20pm – 3:40pm
Spice Up Your Folk: Shows that Offer Your Audiences Themes
Rm 2121
Curated by Villa Palagonia and Hosted by Joltin’ Joe Pszonek of Radio Nowhere
~ 20-minute set of Villa Palagonia
3:00 PM Sharon Goldman
3:20 PM Villa Palagonia
3:40 PM Rob McMahon
4:00 PM David Goldman
4:20 PM Choc’late Allen
4:40 PM The Gaslight Tinkers
Fri. Late Night, Nov. 11, 11:45pm – Midnight
Focus Music Showcase
Rm 2039
~ 15-minute set of Villa Palagonia
11:45 PM Villa Palagonia
12:00 AM Ryanhood
12:15 AM Joan and Joni
12:30 AM The Everly Set
12:45 AM Lara Herscovitch
1:00 AM Dave Gunning
1:15 AM Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes
1:30 AM Heather Mae
1:45 AM The Boxcar Lilies
2:00 AM Musical Chairs: Amy Kucharik, Shawn Taylor, Ian Foster with the Brad Yoder Duo
Sat. Afternoon, Nov. 12, 2:00pm – 2:30pm
Access Film Music
Blue Rm. 2013
~ In the round 30-minute set:
Villa Palagonia
Scott Krokoff
Daryl Shawn
Sat. Afternoon, Nov. 12, 4:40pm – 5:00pm
Chicks and Roosters
Hosted by Chicks with Dip
Room 2086
~ 20-minute set of Villa Palagonia
1:40 PM Amy Soucy
2:20 PM Charles Nolan
2:40 PM Cheryl Prashker
3:00 PM No Fuss and Feathers
3:20 PM Meg Braun
3:40 PM Aimee VanDyne
4:00 PM Mark Allen Berube
4:20 PM Sharon Goldman
4:40 PM Villa Palagonia
Sat. Late Night, Nov. 12, Midnight – 12:30am
Access Film Music
Blue Rm. 2013
~ In the round 30-minute set
Villa Palagonia
Jay Mankita
Steve Suffet
We hope to see you in Stamford!
0 July 28 at Rockwood | Honoring the Storm
JOIN US!
July 28th, Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3, 7:00 pm.Sharon Goldman, Scott Wolfson, Addie Brownlee, Karen Dahlstrom, Villa Palagonia, Marci Geller, Bev Grant, and Karyn Oliver will join HONOR FINNEGAN in celebrating survival and honoring the storm.
All proceeds will go to Nurse-Family Partnership of New York.
Poster by Beth Middleworth
0 April 1 in Teaneck, NJ
We hope you’ll join us in Teaneck on April 1!
Join us for a evening of eclectic music inspired by Sicily & Southern Italy
at Classic Quiche Cafè in Teaneck, NJ
Cover: $10
Food & Drink Minimum: $10
BYOB
Doors open at 7:00 PM, Music at 7:30 PM
Set One
John T. La Barbera (Mandolin, Guitar, Chitarra Battente, and More!) with Jennifer Stigliani Bowen, vocals
Set Two
Villa Palagonia (Joe Ravo, Guitar & Allison Scola, Vocals & more)
Please call for reservations to secure your table: 201-692-0150
0 Rhythms & Roots Album Release Party
Villa Palagonia | “Rhythms & Roots” Album Release Party
Sunday, March 13, 6 PM
First Acoustics
First Unitarian Church | 116 Pierrepont St. at Monroe Pl.
Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201
Reservations:
(718) 288-5994 | boxoffice@firstacoustics.org
Price: $10
DETAILS
- Doors open at 4:30, at which point you can sign-up to participate in the open mic
- Open mic begins at 5 PM and ends at 5:45 PM
- Villa Palagonia takes the stage at 6 PM
- A light vegetarian supper will be available for a free-will donation.
TRANSPORTATION
By Car
Parking Garage on Clinton Street.
By Subway
Brooklyn Heights is very well served by the New York City subway system. The 2, 3, 4, 5, N and R trains all stop at COURT STREET/BOROUGH HALL. From Court Street/Borough Hall, walk north on Cadman Plaza West one or two blocks. Turn left on Pierrepont Street. Walk west two blocks to Monroe Place and you are there!
Contact: Allison Scola
646-281-4324
info@villa-palagonia.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Italian Infused American Roots Band
VILLA PALAGONIA
Hosts Album Release Concert
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2016—Manhattan-based ensemble Villa Palagonia celebrates the release of their Italian infused world-folk album “Rhythms & Roots” with a concert. On Sun., March 13 from 6-8 p.m., Villa Palagonia will perform at First Acoustics at 116 Pierrepont Street at Monroe Place, Brooklyn Heights, New York. The cover charge is $10.
Eclectic acoustic brushed with hues from Mediterranean folk is the avenue on which the ensemble Villa Palagonia perches—yet the side streets and dusty alleyways that these musicians travel offer engaging timbres that are woven together by songs imparting tales of the old world and the new. “Rhythms & Roots” is a mix of original music performed in English and Italian alongside time-tested Sicilian folk songs.
Founded in 2013 by multifaceted guitarist Joe Ravo and multi-instrumentalist and singer Allison Scola, Villa Palagonia calls upon its core members’ southern Italian roots and American know-how to create original music peppered with elements from traditional Sicilian and Italian folk songs. Joe Ravo is a versatile guitarist who has performed alongside the likes of Dave Brubeck and Stanley Turrentine and traveled around the world as a cultural ambassador for the U.S. Department of State. Allison Scola is most familiar to folk audiences because of her performance as part of Joni Mitchell’s Blue Celebration. As a solo artist, she has released a number of recordings and performed at venues as grand as Shea Stadium, as kitschy as CBS Morning News’ Living Room Live, and as intimate as her cousin’s patio in Bagheria, Sicily where the world-renowned estate Villa Palagonia exists.
Allison’s paternal grandmother, who immigrated to New York in the 1920s, grew up in Bagheria in the shadow of Villa Palagonia. It is a place she and Joe have visited many times—and the villa itself is a site that they find intriguing and inspirational because of the remaining 72 odd and fantastic monster-statues that line the estate’s grounds. Bagheria is at the crossroads—between barons and peasants, between lemon orchards and jasmine vines, between mountains and sea, between Europe and Africa, and between ancient mysteries and modern realities. Both the historic site and the ensemble called Villa Palagonia capture a unique essence—capture a place: where north, south, east, west, and humanity collide.
For more information on the release concert, please contact Coco Wilde at 718-288-5994, or email boxoffice@firstacoustics.org. To listen to samples from “Rhythms & Roots,” please visit https://villa-palagonia.com/epk/.
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0 New York, New York Show on Radio Amica
Update: If you missed the live broadcast, listen to the archived show until 26 February 2016 at:
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This Friday, February 19 during the 2-hour broadcast that starts at 11:04 AM New York time/17:04 Italy time, we’ll be on New York, New York a program on Radio Amica with host Sal Palmeri. You can hear it streaming at one of the following links:
http://www.radioamica.it
http://ra.radio12345.com
Tune In radio: http://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Amica-908-s63607
We hope you’ll tune in to hear our interview and live performance!
0 On Your Radar: Tues., Feb. 9 at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3, NYC
We’re very much looking forward to sharing On Your Radar with John Platt of WFUV with Sonya Heller and Jay Hitt! We hope you’ll come along for the ride with us!
0 Rhythms & Roots Just Days Away
The release of our debut album “Rhythms & Roots” is just days away. Stand by for how you can become part of the music!
Meanwhile, mark your calendars! We’ll be performing for WFUV John Platt’s On Your Radar on February 9 at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3, in Philadelphia for the Sicily: Language, Art, and Culture on February 11, and at First Acoustics in Brooklyn for our Album Release Party on Sunday, March 13!
Join us!
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