The Jug Band Colline Metallifere, the inter-generational and international collective created in 2018 in Southern Tuscany to convey music and territorial issues has just returned from its fourth tour in Germany.

Thanks again to Huober Brezel, Thomas, Gerhard S., Gerhard G., Tatti Stay & See, Paul, Erika, Samuel, Luca & Cristina, Crissi, Florian and several other folks who helped to make this a successful mission. Ten events in ten days between Munich, Stuttgart, and its surroundings. Some friends from past years, as well as new situations. All of which very interesting and animated.

With Simone Sandrucci’s mobile studio we recorded various sets and in the coming weeks we will be selecting some material. To see all of the Jubel Tour articles in this blog: https://www.pibinko.org/en/?s=jubel+tour. Should you happen to have photos or videos of the events and you would like to share them, please write us (contacts below).

For more information and booking: http://www.jugbandcm.it, jugbandcm@pibinko.org or +393317539228

Photo credits: all photos are by Jug Band Colline Metallifere, except those by Marden Smith (Simone Sandrucci on the couch, the band on the Midnight Bazar stage, second last row , Jack O’Malley on drums, and Dario Canal + Simone Sandrucci at Vits Café…line 6), Gerhard Geerling (the band after the Tatti Stay and See concert, last row), Crissi Mosselman (the band in the market square in Ludwigsburg).

 Semproniano (Southern Tuscany) hosts one of the entries included in the official national register of rural landscapes. This institution’s mission is to protect elements of identity which have characterized the econonmy and the culture of a territory. The area next to Semproniano known as ‘Fibbianello’ received recognition for the historical persistence of olive trees.

In an historical phase where many old olive groves are being abandoned, and the international production of the so called “green gold” is drifting towards a super-intensive proctice, the existence in Fibbianello of 32,000 huge and very old olive trees represents for the rural hiker an irresistible attraction. The cultural association La Piazzoletta and the Municipality of Semproniano have worked a lot to promote this site, which is right next to Rocchette di Fazio, where our festival will take place. For those coming to the festival paying a visit to this lesser-known rural heritage will not be difficult.

For more information on the festival:

• Presentation: https://www.pibinko.org/ftemaremme-presentation/
• Programme: https://www.pibinko.org/ftemaremme-schedule/
• Registrations and more information: festivalescursionismomaremme@gmail.com or phone/whatsapp +393287178272.

The festival comes from an idea by Irene Pellegrini –travel and migration sociologist, hiking guide, and writer- who also acts as the festival director. The event is supported by municipality of Semproniano, the social promotion association La Piazzoletta, Sentieri Liberi – Murci and by the pibinko.org network.

Foto: Sentieri Liberi Murci