We are happy to introduce the surf rock part of our lineup. This year the Italian Fusion Festival presents the Pointbreak!
Pointbreak was conceived somewhere in the strange corridors of Stefano’s brain in Dublin, in the autumn of 2014. A brand new Surf Rock group paddled out into the world and took the drop.
Now, the questions are: Why Surf Rock? And what the hell is this sound?
Surf Rock is basically instrumental Rock’n’Roll – electric guitars drenched in reverb, cranked through valve amps, with a distinctive beat that has gotten people moving since the 50’s. Think Dick Dale, The Ventures and Link Wray. You know it, you just might not know that you know it. The focal instrument really is guitar, and that’s where the inimitable Stefano comes in. Once Gavan came on board on drums, things began moving. Adding Pablo on sax and theremin and Mark on bass, and Pointbreak really started cooking.
After the band was formed, the first gig came a few months later at the Dublin Rock’n‘Roll Festival. People seemed to enjoy that twanging sound, reminiscent of Tarantino and Sergio Leone’s movies. This was only another confirmation that playing surf rock was actually a brilliant idea.
After that, the band was eager to play that music for as much people as possible and they did. Fibber Magees became their second home and they’ve headlined at Whelan’s, Sin É, Gypsy Rose, Sweeney’s. How can you resist THE beat after all?!
It didn’t take long until Pointbreak started writing their own songs and re-arranging some famous tunes as their own. All this material has shaped out as an EP, “Get Wet!”, already available on all major platforms.
What about Pointbreak shows? Their live show is a raucous blend of soaking wet, twangy Fender guitars, screaming sax and a pulsating rhythm on the drums that will have everybody up and dancing. The setlist is a mix of classic surf rock tunes from the ‘60s (Walk don’t run, Surf Rider, Miserlou, Mr Moto, Wipe Out), more contemporary surf tunes (music from Jon & The Nightrider, Satan’s Pilgrim), original tunes and a bit of nonsense (Theme from The Munsters TV Show, Tetris, Superhero meadley and so on). One thing is definite: you’ll never get bored watching these guys playing live!
Pointebreak are Stefano Vita – Guitar, Gavan Duffy – Drums, Mark Corry – Bass, Pablo Caderno – Sax & Theremin
Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/pointbreak9
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pointbreakdublin/
Bandcamp: https://pointbreak-ie.bandcamp.com
Vespa Club of Ireland
/in Blog, Vespa /by IFFThe Vespa Club of Ireland can trace it’s routes back to the 1950s but by the 1980s it became non active, back in 2005 after a long and healthy discussion on “Scoot Eireann”, an online forum before social media, a group of enthusiasts from all over the country decided it was time to resurrect the club. The aim of the club is to promote and support the Vespa lifestyle and heritage in Ireland as well as being a vital resource when it comes to preserving and restoring old vehicles, to most enthusiasts the Vespa isn’t just a machine, it’s a social network.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/vespaclubofireland/
Special thanks to the vespisti Darren Fox, Noel McEvoy, Stephen Hempenstall, Frank Lynch, Jay Curleys, Derek Fitzpatrick and Ray Davis.
Some Vespas we can see at the Festival:
The Italian Fusion festival is becoming more and more exciting, not only for music lovers!
The Vespa Club of Ireland recently at the Vespa World Days event in Belfast
Headtrip Acoustic Project
/in Blog, Music /by IFFHeadtrip Acoustic Project is a trio of two acoustic guitars mixing lap tapping and fingerstyle + one cajon and various percussive elements.
Headtrip Acoustic Project is Zar (Vocal and Guitar), Giovanni Agostini (Vocal and Guitar), Niccolò Matterazzo (Vocal and Percussions).
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/HeadtripAcousticProject/
Radio Dublino and ENIT Joined Forces
/in Blog, Marketing, Press, Sponsor /by IFFFlavio Zappacosta, Head of ENIT London, commented on this partnership: “For ENIT, the Italian State Tourist Board, it is an honour and a duty to support the Italian Fusion Festival. The Italian folklore continuously merges with the Irish one and together with the organizers we want to become spokespersons of a vibrant, young Italy, a rich land that has given birth to artists appreciated all over the world. ”
Maurizio Pittau, founder of Radio Dublino and Director of the Italian Fusion Festival, added: “Radio Dublin is thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with ENIT. Our organisations have more than one point in common since both are committed to making the Irish public aware of the complexity and diversity of Italian culture and to ensure that it is merged with the Irish one to create new and unexpected results.”
ENIT is the National Tourism Agency responsible for the overseas promotion of tourism in Italy and the name sponsor of Italian Fusion Festival 2018.
Win a Voucher for a Cookery Class at Pinocchio Cookery School
/in Blog, Food, Marketing, Sponsor /by IFFThe lesson includes: welcome with “bruschetta crash course”, hands-on cooking session with lunch, use of apron & recipe book. Duration time: 2h30
http://www.flavourofitaly.net/content/85-italian-cookery-school-dublin
Anyone who bought online a Standard Ticket or a Standard + Workshop ticket for the festival will be in with the chance to win, so get your tickets now!
Andrea Facco
/in Blog, Music /by IFFAndrea Facco is singer-songwriter from Genoa, Italy. At the age of nine, he began to cultivate his passion for music by taking the first guitar lessons with Giorgio Falco. Search artistically grows with the teachings of Katzumi Nagaoka, Armando Corsi and Gianni Martini. Thanks to which thirteen years he began to compose his own songs (music and lyrics). Parallel to the guitar he engages in the self-taught study of ethnic and ancient instruments. Among them: the Oud, the Lute and the Bouzouki, which became his favorite instrument.
Website: http://www.andreafacco.it/
Pointbreak
/in Blog, Music /by IFFPointbreak was conceived somewhere in the strange corridors of Stefano’s brain in Dublin, in the autumn of 2014. A brand new Surf Rock group paddled out into the world and took the drop.
Now, the questions are: Why Surf Rock? And what the hell is this sound?
Surf Rock is basically instrumental Rock’n’Roll – electric guitars drenched in reverb, cranked through valve amps, with a distinctive beat that has gotten people moving since the 50’s. Think Dick Dale, The Ventures and Link Wray. You know it, you just might not know that you know it. The focal instrument really is guitar, and that’s where the inimitable Stefano comes in. Once Gavan came on board on drums, things began moving. Adding Pablo on sax and theremin and Mark on bass, and Pointbreak really started cooking.
After the band was formed, the first gig came a few months later at the Dublin Rock’n‘Roll Festival. People seemed to enjoy that twanging sound, reminiscent of Tarantino and Sergio Leone’s movies. This was only another confirmation that playing surf rock was actually a brilliant idea.
After that, the band was eager to play that music for as much people as possible and they did. Fibber Magees became their second home and they’ve headlined at Whelan’s, Sin É, Gypsy Rose, Sweeney’s. How can you resist THE beat after all?!
It didn’t take long until Pointbreak started writing their own songs and re-arranging some famous tunes as their own. All this material has shaped out as an EP, “Get Wet!”, already available on all major platforms.
What about Pointbreak shows? Their live show is a raucous blend of soaking wet, twangy Fender guitars, screaming sax and a pulsating rhythm on the drums that will have everybody up and dancing. The setlist is a mix of classic surf rock tunes from the ‘60s (Walk don’t run, Surf Rider, Miserlou, Mr Moto, Wipe Out), more contemporary surf tunes (music from Jon & The Nightrider, Satan’s Pilgrim), original tunes and a bit of nonsense (Theme from The Munsters TV Show, Tetris, Superhero meadley and so on). One thing is definite: you’ll never get bored watching these guys playing live!
Pointebreak are Stefano Vita – Guitar, Gavan Duffy – Drums, Mark Corry – Bass, Pablo Caderno – Sax & Theremin
Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/pointbreak9
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pointbreakdublin/
Bandcamp: https://pointbreak-ie.bandcamp.com
Win a Breakfast/Lunch for Two
/in Blog, Food, Sponsor /by IFFWe’re offering a voucher for Breakfast/Lunch for two at Bounceback Cafe to the value of 20 euro. Anyone who bought online a Standard Ticket or a Standard + Workshop ticket for the festival will be in with the chance to win, so get your tickets now!
Finalists at Short-Video Competition 2018
/in Blog, Video, Visual Art /by IFFWe are happy to announce the final list of videos of teh Short-Video Competition that will be shown during the festival.
Water’s Edge
/in Blog, Music /by IFFWater’s Edge (Ireland) is a group of 3 friends who come from 3 corners of the world very far from each other: Ciaran is the leader who with his beautiful voice and his ease in playing guitar, saxophone and drums created Water’s Edge in the ’80s. Three years ago Onofrio, the Italian of the group began his adventure as a solo guitarist of the group bringing some interesting rhythmic changes and sounds to Water’s Edge. As a duo they have performed at various concerts and radio programs including Radio Dublino and Spirit Radio where they are regular guests. This year they opened the doors to a new friend, Ashih. Ashish is from New Delhi, India. With his unique and professional music knowledge he has brought more changes to what was already an experimental hectic ensemble.
The Water’s Edge are Ciaran Smithfield: Vocals/Guitar/Flaute, Onofrio ‘Chiko’ America: Guitars, Ashish: Drum
The style of Water’s Edge is unique for the simple reason that they are writing original pieces in which they use Italian, Irish and Indian instruments, creating very interesting compositions or renovating some covers adding special sounds and rhythms.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/WatersEdgeIRL/
The Secret of Italian Gestures Workshop
/in Blog, Workshop /by IFFAndrea was born and raised in the land of Fellini (Amarcord’s Romagna). He studied European literary cultures at the University of Bologna. He moved then to Paris where he studied Comparative Literature at the Sorbonne University. One of his greatest passions has always been cinema. He lives and works in Dublin.
Did you ever wonder why Italians gesture so often? If you want to truly learn the Italian language and culture you need to also understand facial expressions, gestures and body language. Do you want to give it a go? Then this workshop is for you!
Join Mother Tongues in a celebration of the Italian culture through the gestures that make our conversations so special. We will draw on examples from films that have made the history of Italian cinema, and we will learn together the meaning of these gestures. No need to be fluent in Italian! All you need is an interest in the Italian language and the bravery to try out some funny faces.
The aim of the workshop is to study the pivotal role of gestures and body language in the evolution of Italian culture (from the 1930th to now) in cinema. The public will direct an actress, trying to answer a series of questions: gestures as a mean of expression are key to understand a director’s artistic vision of society and reality. We will reflect on the choices of Italian directors.
Workshop made in collaboration with Mother Tongues Festival: https://mothertongues.ie/