A summer in Porretta by Andrea Piazza
I discovered that it works like this: the first few times you go to Porretta Terme, you choose. Then, after a while, it is this town with its charm, its mountain sobriety, its music
Porretta Soul Festival 2021: special edition
A special edition of the Porretta Soul Festival, a kirt of "One Night in Memphis" with the unmissable style that made the festival unique.
Wee Willie Walker last single
We are so excited to see everyone again in the new Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra video for the single, “Over and Over”!!
Shaping Up Sweet ART Graffiti
From 21 to 27 June 2021 a new series of murals will tell the story of Soul music and the Porretta Soul Festival. The public will have the opportunity to follow the proceedings.
Coming Home: a Joe Arnold’s day in Porretta
On Monday, July 20th 2015, the morning sun began its ascent over the lush green hills that surround the small Italian village of Porretta Terme.
Stax Records’ Biographer Rob Bowman about the festival
I remember my first visit to the Porretta Soul Festival as if it was yesterday. It was 1998 and that particular festival was headlined by Solomon Burke, the Bar-Kays and the incomparable Swamp Dogg. Porretta seemed like a magical place.
Porretta Soul Festival: a fairy tale turned into reality
I started listening to Soul music, or rather Rhythm & Blues as I used to call it, while listening to Bandiera Gialla the legendary broadcasting by Arbore and Boncompagni. It was the golden age of that music, the mid-60s.
Peter Guralnick about Porretta
Everybody tried to tell me. Graziano tried to describe it to me - and of course, I’d already heard about Porretta from Solomon Burke, Dan Penn, Michael Toles and Rufus and Marvel Thomas.
Giorgia at the Porretta Soul Festival
At the 1994 edition, a very young Giorgia arrives in Porretta, accompanied by her father Giulio’s band, Io Vorrei La Pelle Nera.
Chiambretti at the Porretta Soul Festival
In 1995 a memorable edition of the Porretta Soul Festival was held. That year there was an incredible cast and among the audience, intrigued by the fame that the festival was beginning to have, even Piero Chiambretti