Caterina Bueno
Caterina Bueno was an Italian singer and folk music historian.Biography
Starting in the 1960s, her research and performances of Italian folk songs, particularly those of Tuscany, are credited to bringing a new awareness of Italian folk music.
Bueno was born in San Domenico di Fiesole to her Spanish father, painter Xavier Bueno, and Swiss mother, the writer Julia Chamorel. She taught herself to play the guitar and collected folk records, generally of Tuscany origin. She became active at the l'Istituto Ernesto De Martino and later the magazine Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano.
She has worked with many artists in her career including Francesco De Gregori who dedicated his song "Caterina" to her.Albums
- 1964 -La brunettina – Canzoni, rispetti e stornelli toscani-
- 1968 – La veglia –
- 1969 – La Toscana di Caterina –
- 1970 – In giro per la Toscana –
- 1973 – Eran tre falciatori –
- 1974 – Se vi assiste la memoria –
- 1976 – Il trenino della "Leggera" –
- 1997 – Canti di maremma e d'anarchia –
- 1998 – Caterina Bueno in spettacolo canzoni paradossali e storie popolari di dolente attualità
- 2001 – Caterina Bueno dal vivo
- 2005 – Eran tre falciatori – Se vi assiste la memoria – Il trenino della "leggera"]
- 2007 – Dal vivo / live – Firenze 1975 Caterina Bueno e Coro degli Etruschi
Singles
- 1976 – Italia bella mostrati gentile/La "Leggera" –
Bueno was also featured in the 1999 Italian folk collection CD The Great Ladies of Italian Folk Music
