Francesca e Vittorio at the 'Ddu'bbotte'

They belong to the tradition of the Ddu'BBotte and they don't know written music

DDu' BBotte, traditional diatonic organ

Lisa playing the 'DDu'BBotte', still used traditional instrument

Drums

San Rocco'parade led by drummers.

traditional instruments at San Rocco's day, Pietracamela, 2004

'ddu'bbotte'

Guerino Marchegiani

Tamorra

traditional tambourine

guitars

'scupine'

The 'scupine', italian = zampogna, is an ancient term given to the Abruzzi dialect by Magna Grecia, infact 'scupine' derives from ascopos which means leather bag in old Greek.

guitars and 'grancascie' or 'vuttafoche'.

The bass drums are still made following traditional techniques in northern Abruzzi