In Mezz'una Strada Trovai una Pianta di Rosa

This Folkways recording, released in 1979, focuses on the Italian musical art form la musica popolare, or Italian folk music. As a genre, la musica popolare has been frequently overlooked due to the popularity of Italian opera. Producer Anna Chairetakis collected this music from Italian immigrants living in New York and New Jersey who still fondly remember their homeland traditions. The album also includes recordings from the 1976 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Chairetakis details her experiences making this recording in the liner notes, describing the background behind each song and the song’s connection to the Italian working class. This recording is part of a two-volume set.

Track Listing

101	Dove Te Vett, O Mariettina Simone Fellin, Mario Dellao, Cornelio Facinelli, Luis Flaim, Umberto Flaim, and Guido Endrizzi	02:25
102	La Villanella The Coro Trentino	03:13
103	Enté Stu Carlevá Pietro Martini, Roberto Crespi, Giuseppe Bruno, Domenico Embriaco, Roberto Rebaudo, Giovanni Martini, and Nicodemo Martini	02:08
104	Intu de Stendi I Drappi Squadra di Canto Popolare Nuova Pontedecimo	02:01
105	La Pastorale Vincenzo De Luca	01:32
106	Canto Della Mietitura (Reaping Song) Giuseppe Crincoli, Vincenzo Milano, and Pasquale Guiducci	01:50
107	Stornello Vallatese con Tarantella Gerardo Paternostro and Angelo Muriello	01:54
108	Voglio Salire Sopra una Canna Antonio and Maria Mastrolia	02:35
109	Serenata alla Cupa-Cupa Antonio Davida	01:52
110	Alla Zampognara Antonio Davida and Vincenzo De Luca	02:44
201	Mattinata Antonio Davida and Giuseppe De Franco	01:12
202	Marranzanu Filippo Pascià	01:01
203	Canto dell'Aia (Threshing Song) Vincenzo Ancona	02:04
204	Friscalettu - Tarantella Giovanni Pellitteri	01:15
205	Nun Fazzu Cchiù lu Carritteri Giovanni Pellitteri	01:19
206	Quadriglia (Quadrille) Mariano Principato	01:28
207	Ci Sunnu Tri Suruzzi a la Funtana Antonino Curatolo	01:35
208	Leva Leva Vincenzo Ancona, Nino Curatolo, Angelo Curatolo, Giuseppe Turriciano, Filippo Pascià, and Calogero Cascio	01:12
209	V'alamó Sabastiano Venza, Nino Curatolo, Vincenzo Ancona, Gaetano D'Angelo, and Calogero Cascio	01:07
210	Abbanniatina Antonino Curatolo	00:49
211	Mazurka (1) The Ridgewood-Cusenza Mandolin Group	02:00
212	Amuri Amuri Calogero Gioieni and Filippo Pascià	04:08
213	Mazurka (2) The Ridgewood-Cusenza Mandolin Group	02:42