Casey Driessen Music

Had a blast sitting in with the Dave Matthews Band in Charlotte…came home with the songs rolling around in my head, still playing them, Tripping Billies in particular. In these situations, the best thing you can do is lay down some fiddle loops and let the fingers explore. Hope we get to play again sometime!

This recording is the 31st in a project by Casey Driessen titled — OTHERLANDS: A Global Music Exploration.

LOCATION: Genoa, Italy
DATE: May 16, 2022

CREDITS
Song: Monferrina di Napoleone (Traditional)
Organetto: Filippo Gambetta
Fiddle/Audio/Video: Casey Driessen
Arranged by: Filippo Gambetta, Casey Driessen

Special Thanks: Beppe Gambetta, Guilio Venier

ABOUT THE COLLABORATION
I thought my Italian collaborations this trip were over until I got a message from organetto extraordinaire Filippo Gambetta. He was on his back to Genoa and I was excited to find our schedules lined up for one late afternoon tune on the Italian Riviera.

To learn more about Filippo’s music, please visit https://www.filippogambetta.com/en/

He showed me a type of dance tune from the Quattro Province region called a monferrina. The melody—Monferrina di Napoleone—was full of things that get me excited about a new tune: more than two parts, a form that’s different from what I’m used to (A BB C DD), and a couple of extra beats thrown in. Filippo suggested playing the melody slower and more fluid than the traditional dance rhythm. People would stop and listen. Dogs barked in the distance. The weather was perfect.

At times, it felt like we were one instrument, ebbing and flowing, breathing in sync. Dynamic, conversational, and spontaneous. I like this setting for music, and I like this duo.

http://www.caseydriessen.com/blog/italian-riviera-w-filippo-gambetta

To follow along the OTHERLANDS project, please visit:
OTHERLANDS Webpage — http://www.otherlands.fm/
Instagram — http://www.instagram.com/caseydriessen
Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/caseydriessen
or this YouTube channel.

ABOUT THE PROJECT
OTHERLANDS: A Global Music Exploration follows GRAMMY-nominated 5-string American fiddler Casey Driessen as he travels to countries across the globe to meet with local acoustic-based musicians with roots in their traditions. Musical exchanges and travels are documented via audio, video and photography elements with collected materials released over the course of the project via his website and social media outlets and official musical releases likely to come at the end of travels.

OTHERLANDS is an independently designed and produced project that is self-contained with a small collection of audio and video equipment. All engineering and recording, including any post-production, can be set up, operated, and completed by Casey wherever on the globe he happens to be.

For more information and to follow the project, please visit: http://www.Otherlands.fm

NEW COLLABORATION! Otherlands: A Global Music Exploration, Episode 31 • f. Filippo Gambetta. To watch the full video, and read more about our time together, please visit my blog on my site (link in bio for now).

LOCATION: Genoa, Italy
DATE: May 16, 2022

CREDITS
Song: Monferrina di Napoleone (Traditional)
Organetto: Filippo Gambetta
Fiddle/Audio/Video: Casey Driessen
Arranged by: Filippo Gambetta, Casey Driessen

Special Thanks: Beppe Gambetta, Guilio Venier

ABOUT THE COLLABORATION
My final collaboration in northern Italy was with organetto extraordinaire Filippo Gambetta, in a park along the Italian Riviera. He showed me a tune called a monferrina from the Quattro Province region. At times, it felt like we were one instrument, ebbing and flowing, breathing in sync. Dynamic, conversational, and spontaneous. I like this setting for music, and I like this duo. Make sure to check out his music and projects!

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Finished up our lil lake sesh with Brittany showing me a tune from Ernie Carpenter called Elk River Blues. Why can’t all afternoons be like this? 💃🎻💛🎻🕺

Name that fiddle tune? More live looping and tune exploration in the underground fiddle lab 🔬🎻

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