Modena City Ramblers

Modena City Ramblers (also known as MCR) is an Italian punk rock folk band heavily influenced by Celtic themes and Irish music and known for its left-wing political views. The song &#34;Il bicchiere dell&#39;addio&#34; features Irish singer <a href="spotify:artist:6bvtY9dkfSa5yKuogd2aLU" data-name="Bob Geldof">Bob Geldof</a> on vocals and the 2005 album “Appunti Partigiani” features collaborations with many artists, including <a href="spotify:artist:491v9k5NTGBGanwqPNSkuS" data-name="Goran Bregović">Goran Bregović</a> , <a href="spotify:artist:5yXAFDZNUNyO92l5WTImkO" data-name="Billy Bragg">Billy Bragg</a> , <a href="spotify:artist:3qZA6HABgpsQ5Drybi9QEW" data-name="Moni Ovadia">Moni Ovadia</a> , <a href="spotify:artist:6gTrPTTb3XgiLt7GGcmf8j" data-name="Piero Pelù">Piero Pelù</a> , and <a href="spotify:artist:5Pa0BjjSDSiWuak0O1PbHL" data-name="Francesco Guccini">Francesco Guccini</a> .
The 2015 effort “Tracce Clandestine” shows Ramblers covering songs from artist they appreciate, recording, among others, with Pogues musician <a href="spotify:artist:0iyw6u1WLLLQgWyjzgR5VW" data-name="Terry Woods">Terry Woods</a>, Les Negresses Vertes guitarist-vocalist <a href="spotify:artist:5hcivDbyvWKm93EBXRm8Bh" data-name="Mellino">Mellino</a> , Spanish band <a href="spotify:artist:4xvB67czbtvemGVXGa81oK" data-name="La Pegatina">La Pegatina</a> , Bosnian band <a href="spotify:artist:02IFYoziC7CpQRK8fbehUY" data-name="Dubioza kolektiv">Dubioza kolektiv</a> and Italian singer <a href="spotify:artist:4G7VHqcVjuXBTVsTkAfhZZ" data-name="Eugenio Finardi">Eugenio Finardi</a> . The 2017 album “Mani Come Rami Ai Piedi Radici” features <a href="spotify:artist:1OmdWpAh1pucAuZPzJaxIJ" data-name="Calexico">Calexico</a> in the song “My Ghost Town”.
The last album “Altomare” guests <a href="spotify:artist:7871fSXc37bZiC4UXaY35j" data-name="Ian Anderson">Ian Anderson</a> on flute, Zolani Mahola <a href="spotify:artist:2q2MBrkkj7y8evCayJ15PG" data-name="The One Who Sings">The One Who Sings</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5dHiMa4plm9Svg4TWFAYW9" data-name="Punkreas">Punkreas</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6zpV15iJEqempI6GNpo6xx" data-name="Lucamor">Lucamor</a> from Mau Mau on vocals. Celebrating the 80th anniversary of Italy’s Liberation from Nazi-Fascism, the EP ‘Appunti Resistenti’ is released on April 2025, featuring four ‘partisan’ tracks and collaborations with <a href="spotify:artist:5c5IHmUmbKByuL5V646mgz" data-name="Fabrizio Tavernelli">Fabrizio Tavernelli</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6TpK5SOB1MXn7uYWZUiS2V" data-name="Yo Yo Mundi">Yo Yo Mundi</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4nLZkvNtqbTsannlIzdTrm" data-name="Sergio Berardo">Sergio Berardo</a>.