20th February 2010 - Goodbye Nessmp3
The brillant online music community of Nessmp3.com is no more as of today. The founders Kev Scanlan and Dave Sidley and their long time collaborators Retro Smith and Sheep called it a day, simply because all good thigs come to an end. Nesspm3 was a very influential music community for a while, especially in the north of Scotland, where they gave many young bands a great opportunity to get out of their bedrooms and onto big stages, such as the Belladrum Festivals. Nessmp3 was also very good to me, producing videos and supporting the Roberto Cassani thing up north. It is sad to see Nessmp3 go, but I know I have made friends for life.
23rd January 2010 - New E.P. Available everywhere!!
Alright...The New E.P 'From Scotland to Tennessee' is available to buy from all the usual retailers from iTunes to Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, Nokia, blah-blah-blah.
For those of you who prefer the actual CD, you can order it online via Amazon on demand.
Of course YOU CAN CLICK ON 'BUY' ON THE PRETTY LITTLE WIDGET DOWN HERE!!!
It's a cool little taster of 6 songs, two of which were recorded in the legendary SUN STUDIO in Memphis Tennessee!
Meanwhile, I have shortlisted the songs that will make the album, just need to find someone to make the bloody thing!
Take care you lot.
Roberto
7th January 2010 - Live recording of
THE BLOODY FOREIGNER'S GUIDE TO SCOTLAND
Ciao again, my new project THE BLOODY FOREIGNER'S GUIDE TO SCOTLAND will be recorded live in a gig at the Polish Club (aka Acoustic Music Club) in Kirkcaldy Thursday 7th January under the watchful recording ear of Nick Low of Demus Production. The effort will then hopefully end up on the radio, but I'll keep ya all posted. Be good now, cheeriebye.
1st December 2009 - SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT AND BBC
Hi folks, the gig at the Scottish Parliament (or at least its first half) went out last night on BBC Scotland on the great Iain Anderson's show. to listen again, just click www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074hkv and listen to the 30/11/2009 programme.
1st December 2009 - BURNSONG, what a week!
I had the best week ever with my burnsong pals, locked in a house in Dumfries and Galloway, in the middle of nowhere, with great food, industrial amounts of booze and especially 10 fabulous songwriters and 3 magical musicians. Thank you Alec Hodgson, Emily Elbert, Andy Tucker, AJ Roach, Fiona MacKenzie, Mari claire lee, Nnuala Kennedy, ZiggY Campbell, Yvonne Lyon, lisa Rigby, Joe Bennet, Chris Blanden, Blair McMillan and Super-Ted; love you guys!! Thanks very much to Jenny and Gordon too. Final special thanks to Ronnie Gurr for making it all happen.
27th October 2009 - BURNSONG WINNER
Roberto Cassani is a winner of the 2009 international BURNSONG, which celebrates songwriting in the 'vein' o the great bard Robert Burns. In the year of the Homecoming, the Burnsong winners will perform at the Scottish parliament to mark the Homecoming Finale.
26th August 2009 - AMBITIOUS PROJECT BREWING...
In the past couple of months I have received mail asking why Roberto Cassani has been a bit quiter in 2009.
Indeed the 1-2 gigs a month I've been doing since returning from the US are a big cut back from the gigging overdoses of the past.
Is it the credit crunch? Is it that I'm getting old? Am I keeping alright?
Some lovely folks appear genuinely worried that I am slowing down...
Well do not fret! (As if...)
I am very well (thank you) and currently working at a long and ambitious project, which will be completed and unveiled soon..ish.
Moreover, it is never good to shove one's presence down the throats of every live music listener in Scotland and it is best to take an occasional breather.
Gigging duties will however NEVER stop and will again pick up in intensity when I'm bloody good and ready for it.
Thank you for being cute and taking an interest.
Hasta siempre el Chicka Boom!
17th June 2009 - CHICKA BOOM LIVE global release!!
Roberto Cassani's LIVE album CHICKA BOOM LIVE is now available for mass consumption. You can buy it on ITUNES, AMAZON, NAPSTER, RHAPSODY and EMUSIC. You just have to visit those sites search for Roberto Cassani, then click 'BUY' oh yes.
CHICKA BOOM LIVE is a real "masterpiece (with jam)", you just gotta read the rrrrrave reviews it got on many very clever papers and websites including "Whisperin' & Hollerin" and "Music News".
Given that the album is only £7.99, there is no plausible excuse for you not to buy it (please).
8th March 2009 - LA COMEDY AWARDS!!
What next?!...The Italo-Scot troubadour of comedy mayhem Roberto Cassani has been officially selected for a nomination at the 2009 Los Angeles Comedy Awards. That's despite his lack of tan and love of carbohydrates...Fingers crossed...
20th February 2009 - SUN STUDIO RECORDING!!!
On what was by far the best day of my musical career to date, I had the immense priviledge of recording 8 Roberto Cassani songs in the Mecca of Rock n' Roll: SUN STUDIO, 706 union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.
All the songs and the artists I love have recorded at Sun: Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Howlin' Wolf... the list is too long and I get far too excited!!
The legendary James Lott was the sound engineer and I couldn't have wished for a better guy: not only great at his job, but also an all-round top chap and rockabilly cat.
It will take time to work things out but as soon as i come down from cloud 9 I'll start setting the wheels in motion for a SUN STUDIO EP to come out and be accompanied by some good rockin' gigs in the spirit of things. Watch this space!
Yours
Roberto
P.S. Find photos of the Sun Studio recording in the brand new 'Gallery' section, including this one of my funnily shaped head under the watchful eye of Elvis, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lee.
20th February 2009 - SUN STUDIO, Memphis, Tennessee
Whilst Roberto Cassani will be in Memphis, performing for the world famous FOLK ALLIANCE, up came the special offer to record at the legendary SUN STUDIO, birthplace of Rock & Roll and recording studio of the legendary Elvis, Johnny Cash and assorted kings of American music. Cassani feels humbled and excited and will certainly reserve his best Chicka Booms for the sacred microphone of Sun Studio. The recording session will be a short one and no album will derive from it, but maybe a cheeky wee EP entirely recorded at SUN will be available soon...
February 2009 - Roberto goes to Memphis
Roberto Cassani has been invited to perform at the world renowened Official Showcase of the International FOLK ALLIANCE conference in Memphis Tennessee.
Roberto's Folk Alliance trip will consist of 2 official showcases, at the Thursday 19th February party in the Troubadour room, and then on Saturday 21st February at 6pm in the Jackson room.
Knowing what he's like, there'll be plenty more impromtu Cassani appearances around Memphis! The boy can't help it!
