Duo di Morcote - biography

Friday, the 16^th of May 2025

The Duo di Morcote was founded in 1991 to play traditional music principally from Ticino, the southern side of Switzerland and also to play classical music written for two mandolins (or for mandolin and mandola).
Both collaborate with other bands.

	Stefano Fedele: vocals, mandolin, violin and hurdy-gurdy.
	Giordano Morettini: vocals, guitar, mandolin, mandola and percussions.

Ambassadors of Tessin music for more than thirty years, Stefano Fedele and Giordano Morettini play tracks from the most antique traditions from the riverbanks of Ceresio, specially from the collection of Isidoro "Dorin" Frigerio.
Their repertoire includes also more recent folk music from all over the canton, from nearby Italy and from other countries.
The music played and sung by the Duo di Morcote is mostly learned by ear, the musical notation of old traditional songs being scarce.

Highlights:

1991	Molteno (I)
1992	Innsbruck (A), Alps Folk Music Award, vote: "excellent" Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, "La Palmita" (watch video)
1993	Albisrieder Volksmusik-Wettbewerb, Swiss Folk Music Award, 3^rd place SFDRS, "Gala für Stadt und Land" (hosted by Wysel Gyr)
1994	Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), Motier, Swiss national festivity Radio Rumantsch, Various concerts in Chur and in Ilanz
1996	IATA, Geneva
1997	TSI, documetary about the lake Ceresio
1998	SFDRS, "Hopp dä Bäse" TSI, "4note in compagnia" Milan (I), 75^th anniversary of the Pro Ticino Brunnen, Ländlermusiktreffen Recording of the CD "Ul Pugiöö"
1999	TSI, documentary about traditional music SFDRS, Basel, MUBA Riva S. Vitale, "Musica nel Mendrisiotto" - "Young Talents" concert on the topic "The mandolin between popular and classic"
2000	TSI, traditional music RSI, Crans Montana Viarmes (F), concerts for the 40^th Morcote-Viarmes twinning anniversary celebration.
2001	RSI, Mendrisio, Sagra dell'uva Morcote, gala concert for the 10^th anniversary of the Duo di Morcote, recorded live by the Swiss Radio.
2002	San Salvatore, 5. Folk Festival "Folk on the top" Kaprun (A), Mountain Bike World Championships
2003	Morcote, swiss cultures gathering: Morcote, Meiringen, Eschenbach, Le Landeron and Scuol. TSR, Ponte Brolla, "De si de la" DRS, "Rock 'n' roll und Edelweiss" Payerne, Comptoir Broyard
2004	DRS, "Zööge-n-am Bööge" 25^th EBU European Folk Festival, Pula, Croatia (HR) RSI, "La domenica popolare" SFDRS, "Hopp dä Bäse" 1^st Interfolk Festival, Mistery Park Interlaken
2005	Viarmes (F), concerts for the 45^th Morcote-Viarmes twinning anniversary celebration.
2007	Blenio, Tre giorni di musica popolare
2009	RSI, Sasso Corbaro, Bellinzona
2010	Altdorf, Volksmusikfestival
2011	DRS, "Zööge-n-am Bööge" Rapperswil, Folk Festival
2013	Ticino Evenings in Hotel-Restaurant Kreuz in Kaiserstuhl Glion, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) Christmas concert
2014	Stubete am See, Zürich
2015	Concert in Locarno Locarno Folk Festival Monte Carasso, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) Christmas concert, as "Duo Grande" featuring Leo Canepa on the accordion
2016	Recording of the new CD
2017	Le kiosqe à musiques, RTS
2018	Official entertainment during the Swiss National Day celebrations in Rovio, as "Duo Grande" featuring Leo Canepa on the accordion
2019	Little concert after the Assembly of Delegates of the Swiss Folk Music Association Saignelégier (JU), Marché-concours, gala concert SF DRS1, "Potzmusig" live broadcast from the Swiss federal festival of popular music in Crans Montana, as "Duo Grande" featuring Leo Canepa on the accordion
2020	Workshop about Southern Switzerland Folk music at the 'Haus der Volksmusik', Altdorf
2021	RSI, 'Indovina chi viene a pranzo'
2023	Two concerts for the Swiss federal festival of popular music in Bellinzona

Listen to some of our songs:

La lüna e 'l soo:

Nenia di San Giuseppe:

Mazurca delle rose:

Ul pugiöö:

Marusca:

La meridiana: