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Vergalito, Angelo

?-1976
nickname(s): "Baffo di ferro" [Iron moustache]

bagpipe maker, also a piper (or vv.) (&c.), mentioned by name

Born in Fossalto (prov. Campobasso), he was the last traditional player of the Scupina molisana (Zampogna di Fossalto); His son Pompilio (?-?) is depicted with a Scupina he made himself, but it is uncertain whether he's actually playing...

Instrument: Scupina (molisana)


Sources

Gioielli, Mauro: Le zampogne nel Molise. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), I, p.226-227*, 237, 239-240*; 234* (Pompilio).

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jstor.org (nickname only)