Scintilla [Spark] is the latest video from Folkstone. It is about standing up for what is right and not putting your integrity up for sale. The song is dedicated to Ayse Deniz Karacagil, a Turkish woman known as the Girl with the Red Scarf and died fighting for the International Freedom Battalion against ISIS,
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Il Tempo Se Ne Va [The Time Goes] was originally released by Adriano Celentano on his 1980 album Un Po’ Artista Un Po’ No [A Little Artist, A Little Not] and as a single. It is about a father singing to his daughter and chronicling her growing from a young girl to a
Le Voci della Sera [Voices of the Evening] is the new video from Folstone though it was first released on their 2014 album Oltre… l’Abisso [In… the Abyss]. It is a series of verbal images about looking at a bleak past yet still holding hope for the future. You can buy Le Voci
One Man Band was originally released in 2008 as the second song of the double A-sided single with Gypsy Love. It tells of the life of a musician and the need to play wherever you can. This is the official video released to promote the single. You can buy One Man Band on iTunes. Jack
Caruso was originally recorded by Lucio Dalla in 1986. It is dedicated to the great Italian toner Enrico Caruso, and is about a man who is dying while looking into the eyes of a beautiful young woman, believed to refer to Caruso’s daughter Gloria. This is a live performance given by Federica and
Con Te Partirò [I Will Leave With You] was originally performed by Andrea Bocelli at the 1995 Sanremo Festival and first recorded in the same year on his album Bocelli, and he also recorded duets of the song with Sarah Brightman in 1996 with the title Time to Say Goodbye. It is a love song
You’re My Everything was originally recorded Santa Esmeralda on the B-Side of their debut 1977 single Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood. It is a love song to the one who is everything to the singer. In this version Vincenzo and Federica beautifully sing the song as a duet and give it a more classical
Breaking My Heart is the song that the girls sang at 2014 JESC. It is about a break up, where her heart is breaking but she’s letting him know that she would never break his heart. It’s a song with a strong beat and an interesting melody line and all 5 voices blend together well with
Mothership is the new song from Big Joe and is from his album Astronauta 2. The song is about looking for healing in his hometown and looking back over an abusive relationship that has just ended. It is a laid back RnB soul track with vocals that are half-way between singing and rap. Even if you don’t normally
Tu Primo Grande Amore [You’re My First Great Love] is the song that Vincenzo sang to win the 2014 JESC yesterday. It is about being at school and singing to his first great love and never letting her go. It is a modern ballad with a classical feel that would fit well on an operatic stage.