Franco Morone

Francesco Morone (born June 6, 1956, Lanciano, Abruzzo, Italy) known as Franco Morone, is an Italian guitar player, teacher, composer and arranger specializing in fingerstyle technique. He is the author of several books and has recorded CDs, and videos playing his original music, which combines traditional Italian and Celtic melodies with jazz, blues and folk influences. He currently performs and teaches across Europe, the United States and Japan.

Francesco started playing guitar at age 12 and published his first guitar book, My Acoustic Blues Guitar, in 1986. He has a degree in Law from the University of Bologna in 1987, and has worked as a journalist with the magazines Guitar Club, Guitars, and Acoustic Guitar.

As a musician Morone has played with Alex de Grassi, Beppe Gambetta, Peter Finger, Tim Sparks, and Leo Kottke. He regularly performs solo and in duet with the singer Raffaella Luna and has recorded for Ariola MBG, Carisch, Bèrben and currently produces his works with his own label Acoustic Guitar Records.

His collection Italian Fingerstyle Guitar has achieved recognition in the category of best album of solo guitar by GPJ Folk Awards for the American independent music.

• Stranalandia – BMG 1990
• Guitàrea - AMR 1994
• The South Wind – AMR 1996>
• Melodies Of Memories - AMR 1998
• Running Home - AMR 2001
• Italian Fingerstyle Guitar - Traditional and Popular Songs - AMR 2003
• The Road To Lisdoonvarna - AMR 2005
• Songs We Love –con Raffaella Luna – AGR 2008
• Miles Of Blues – AGR 2010
• Back to My Best – AGR 2012
• Canti Lontani Nel Tempo – Italian Traditional Songs – con Raffaella Luna -AGR 2013

• Gold, Jude (May 1, 2002). "Franco Morone: Running Home". Guitar Player. Retrieved August 14, 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)). 
• "Fingerstyle guitar Franco Morone al Six Bars Jail". Toscanamusiche.it.  (Google translation) Retrieved 2016-8-14
• "Franco Morone". Napster. Retrieved 2016-08-14. 

• Fingerstyle Blues – Playgame 1993
• In Concert – con Tim Sparks AMR 2005
• Acoustic Guitar Solos - Mel Bay 2008
• Acoustic Guitar Masters, Vol. 1 AMR 2009

Discografia

• Guitaròma – Lizard 1985
• Collana Strumento – BMG
• Guitar Highlights – AMR 1994
• Guitar Ballads – AMR 1998