First formed in 2020, Boccadoro is a musical project of four young Italian musicians coming from classical music, but united by a great love for dance and folk music. The need not to separate different musical styles led us to the creation of this ensemble with the aim of integrating our previous background with balfolk: polyphony, clarity of sound and harmonic complexity on the one hand, and rhythm, freedom and danceability on the other.

The group's name is inspired by the character of the same name in Hermann Hesse's book, Narcissus and Goldmund: where Narcissus represents stability, reason, study, asceticism and the elevation of the spirit of classical music, while Goldmund (Boccadoro in italian) is his Dionysian counterpart open to change, life and new experiences, who decides to leave and go out into the world, to discover it through the art of encounter, a wonderful metaphor for dance and popular music.

Anna Gioria on vocals, violin and mandolin. Gabriele Putzulu on acoustic guitar, loop station and stompbox. Viola Innocenti on vocals and viola. Yarince Vicenzo on clarinets and percussions.