Folkstudio was a musical club and a

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located in

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. The club was founded in by the American painter, musician and actor

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, and was located in Via Garibaldi, in

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.Ernesto Bassignano; Lalla Cantore. "Folkstudio". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 694-5. In January 1963, a then little known

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performed in the club. In 1967, Bradley returned to the United States and the club management passed to the chemist and music lover Giancarlo Cesaroni. Initially focusing on jazz and blues artists, during the years it gradually hosted artists belonging to other styles and new tendencies. In 1971, it moved from Via Garibaldi to the library L'Uscita, in Via dei Banchi Vecchi, and eventually moved to Via Sacchi, Trastevere. During the 1970s, the club actively contributed to the launch of several artists' careers, particularly singer-songwriters, including

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, Mimmo Locasciulli, Stefano Rosso,

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, , Grazia Di Michele,

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. Cesaroni also created a "Folkstudio" record label which released debut albums of artists who regularly performed in the club such as and Locasciulli.

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