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Show Page B8 (The Xtmrs-3nbrprnbr- Thursday, November 29, 2001 nt Italys New Country Kitchen serves up a tasty helping of American-styl- e 7,up The Pickin s good 1 '! firt t'uy hi blue-gras- s, . ) Andrea a, ta make it dear that he three of whom an i to ak no Knguh--c- an appreciate tta ir cfiosen music, even Muab has host d iiiui all ovr the world and now Armando Zujqm arid s if th -- i that it thing You an emotional listen to this mu- i at 8 p m Tickets are 10 Local bluegrass favorite 8 mng set The Italian band i touring the L' S , a place that may lack the romance of the Old World but one that understands the mu-i- c that ha so enchanted Armando and his band. New1 Country Kitchen good old fashioned bluegro In Italy," Zuppa says, teners were screaming laugh at you and think, Oh, you play t fiat music from The Dukes of Hazzard. They have no idea In this age of global against them1" New Country Kitchen got its unofficial start in Rome in the late 70s As teenagers, founding members Marco Fandolfi i banjo and Edoardo vocals) communication, maybe it shouldn't be a surprise to Martinez (guitarvocals shared an addiction to you play bluegrass and people kind of Still, New Country Kitchens choice of sound is somewhat unexpected. Bluegrass is about as obscure in the band's home country as Latin is to most Americans, additionally, the band's location and a language barrier have always been obstacles to its pursuit of an authentic bluegrass education Like his fellow players in New Country Kitchen, Zuppa learned about the style through a long-distanc- g I find that one culture's indigenous music has been pic ked up and performed by players thousands of miles away. fragmented, study of American-roote- five-strin- e d music and culture sometimes with unlikely source material. When I saw that movie Deliverance," Zuppa says, I was like, Whoa! What the hell is that? About the only bluegrass record you can find in Italy is the soundtrack to Deliverance." (Though the film may have soured the Italian perception of the sexual practices of Appalachian men, the string-heavy soundtrack inspired American hands like Hot Tuna, The Band, the Nifty Gritty Dirt Band and the Eagles. While embracing these acts, they both also discovered the artists who had influenced their new heroes players like Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson. At that time, very bluegrass records were available in Italy," Moneta points out, and finding a few New Country Kitchen will perform at Star Hall on Saturday, Dec 8 at 8 p m Tickets are $10 Local bluegrass favorites Keftica will p'ay an opening set a 1 1 1 transcontinental member and acts a the bands American agent, when Zuppa lines up Kitchen gigs in Colorado, he also joins the band on stage. While New Country Kitchens playing gives weight to the theory that music is an from 10 am to Kids Pets country during that time Gania Photos Santa Photoa I0am-2p- 3pm-Sp- m m 6-8- 6-8- on tha Stags; in tha Sprouts Room pm pm 7- -8 :30pm Stamped Wrapping Paper, Cardi. S Other Fun Stuff - Dec. 8 th lOam-No- Dec. 9th 6:30-8:30Tie Dye Tissue Paper - Dec. 0th 6: 30-- 8: onj Paper-makin- pm g 1 $10 per class. Space LEAVE tunes that h Entertainment, Food, & Santa photos for you, your child, or pet Clay Ornament - Dec. 3rd Block Print! - Dec. 4th Beaded Ornament! Dec. 556 pieces of musical forms in its musical marmalade. New Country Kitchen weaves tunes by Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley with songs by Italian folk heroes and American pop artists. The players keep these excursions to the point, opting standard-lengt- it it 5 pm Holiday Graft 'Workabopu fluences; it uses bits and for 239-MAR- C 8afurdcyiDsomber let homespun music. Some Italians have also embraced bluegrass, Moneta says, thanks in part to a bluegrass revival that took place in the 80s. A number of festivals around the band is guilty of misappropriating an American musical term: Its current CD is titled Jamgrass. But the discs contents are a long way from the extended songs many Coloradans associate w ith the Instead, the band uses jam" as a symbol of its myriad in- 100 If. Handcrafted Hobday Gifts American transplants crave international language, the E. D grcfts FcdA 'kcCdsy'ii Frco Admfcsfon are heavy on traditional touches The band plays about 150 shows per year in Italy, most of them in the northern part of the country, where Moneta says a large population of about five years ago, remains banjo in a music shop was quite impossible." In 1980, Moneta, then a student of classical violin, met Martinez and Bandolfi and formed the Old Time String Band The band went through a senes of personnel To 30pm is limited. register or for more info call the MARC at 259-627- sura changes before becoming New Country Kitchen in 1981. (The name is a tribute to New Grass Revival, a moderAmerican influence n-day on the group Today the bands official lineup consists of Pandolfi, Martinez, Moneta, Marco Rosini (mandolin vocals) and Anchise Belch (fiddlevocalsi. Zuppa, who joined forces with New Country Kitchen after seeing the hand perform in a bar in Rome I In fact, total of $60 for the entire ment, sports and news-- all in 100o digital-quali- s" ty picture and sound. 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Mama in hr kerchief and I in my cap, had just settled down for a long winter's nap. When out of the batroom there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter! Away down the hall I flew in fright, tore open the door and threw on the light When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but the toilet overflowing, and water from here to there ... I then realized to my dismay, the one thing I forgot, while trimming the tree and holiday shopping, it was the septic tank that needed pumping1 I ran for the phone and gave Prairie Dawg a and call, explained to him what it was I saw "So sorry," he said, "for hour Christmas Eve blight, I'll be there to help at dawn's first light Now, what was I to say to my wife, about the smell and the mess. "I thought it could wait another year my dear," I would conf ess. I mopped and I cleaned being oh so quiet. The were sleeping .. I didn't want a riot. Oh, why didnt I listen. I should have known better. 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"What a fun," Moneta adds, being carried away by police w hile hundreds of street lis- 1 o have trouble speaking r gra.s They will perform at Star Hall on Saturday Keltica will play an v it alive tongue The beauty of bl ut gra music, lie notes, - w way: Over the next few weeks, Moneta say his tour of Colorado and America will be a stirring musical homecoming 1 Country Kitihen fr I, from Rome, Italy will la- dr lighting the commuriitv with their eclectic form of blue New a horn. We're closing a circle opened when we were like the American note,ti M nan. from Playing in the USA i Lke making a dream come true, Moneta enthuse. MeU have an audience that can truly appreciate our music and comprehend w hat were singing, in the place where thi music helped expooe Italians to and New Country Kitchen appeared at many of these events. Sometime the band ended up jamming with American players. With our tent in the campground," he banjo year ago I dont think n. 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