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Sam Amidon, singer and multi-instrumentalist originally from Vermont (USA) and now living in London, is known for his intense and visionary reinterpretations of traditional ballads, hymns and work songs of the American tradition.His music, suspended between ancient and modern, delves into popular roots to restore them in new, intimate and unpredictable forms.As the New York Times observed, Amidon “transforms all the songs, changing their color and filling them with pitfalls.”The choice of the Forno Fusorio in Tavernole sul Mella as the setting for the concert creates a profound dialogue between music and space: here, where once human work was intertwined with the rhythm of machines, hands and fire, today songs resonate that arise precisely from that same collective and industrious dimension.The "work songs" that Amidon reworks bring with them stories of community, effort and resistance, making this meeting a unique experience, in which past and present are reflected in each other.With a career dotted with prestigious collaborations - from Bon Iver to the Kronos Quartet - Amidon has built a personal musical language, capable of crossing folk, jazz and contemporary music.In the evocative space of the Forno Fusorio of Tavernole sul Mella, a place steeped in memory, effort and transformation of matter, the concert is configured as an immersive experience, in which the evocative force of music meets the living history of the territory.