I have been in Tropea, playing at their absolutely wonderful blues festival this weekend!! After a constant travelling of 21 hours both ways, me and my pianoplaying buddy Mattias Nordqvist spent a couple of days in this mediterranean paradise!

Just landed in Lamezia Terme, first photo in Italy!! The sight of palmtrees in the background really makes a swede feel good. The people, food music and weather was so nice that I can hardly describe it..

This is the first encounter with this fine festival, lots of people out to hear and see some good music being played!

The festival poster, found myself at the top of the bill..!  VIDEO's

My first visit to Italy, but I'll be back..!! I'm so happy to be invited for next years festival as well, Grazie Tropea!!!

I can asure you that these CAN'T be found in Sweden!!  LoL!!!

Here on the hill is our hotel..

Me and lovely Angela.. I just couldn't help but smiling that big...  She's one of the festival staff..!!

Sound engineer, Enzo! He did a good job, we had a great sound!!

These are the Streets of blues, music was played on 5 different stages around town.. VERY NICE!!

Some of the festival visitors..

No, I didn't speak Italian.. Angela's introducing me to the audience!

And then the show starts!!  VIDEO's!!

Some of the good people listening, they really made us feel welcome.

A shiny guitar!!

Me and my Tricone, just firing away!!!

The hotel area, green, green, green... The rooms were like bungalows, and the wild life is somewhat different to sweden.. I had a HUGE family of Gecko lizards living at my place....

Diego Stacciuoli             Mattias N.                    Yours truly                     Christian Saturno

Ciao Tropeani!! See you next year!!  VIDEO's here from Tropea..