Bio (-> short bio)
Some pictures (click to enlarge).
"THE"
instrument!
From
the right: Fausto Bonfanti, Alan, his guitar player and the violinist.
Again
from the right: violinist and staff.
Alan
with La Zag.
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On stage with Blackmore's Night
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Playing medieval and Renaissance music in a lively and "folky" way went along with making music of our own. Taking our European roots - melodic and harmonic structures found in early music - and combining them with elements of pop and ethnic music - and here they are: multilingual historical-folk-songs of great appeal with the public.
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La Zag is:
•Franco Ferrarese:
born 1952 in Bolzano, South-Tyrol, Northern Italy, studies music at the
Orff-Institute, Salzburg (Austria), meets his future wife Elfriede, works
one year with a Historical Dance Company in London and two years as a
teacher at the Music Highschool in Nürnberg, Germany. After his return to
Italy and several years of teaching music he now lives on music making
with his family band La Zag.
•Elfriede Rungg-Ferrarese:
devoted wife and mother, born in Austria, shares all adventures, musical
and not, with her husband Franco.
•Anna Florina Ferrarese:
born 1982 in Merano, South-Tyrol, Northern Italy, after 6 years of classic
percussion she is now specialising in ethnic percussion.
•Anna Viola Ferrarese:
born 1985 in Merano, South-Tyrol, Northern Italy, studies violin with
maestro Praful U. Mitterstainer.
•Luca
Agostini:
born in Trento, Northern Italy, the electric bassman
and fiancé of Anna Florina.