On Sunday 9 August at 12 noon at Lake Terrasole in Limone Piemonte, there will be a concert by The Newton Family Blues. The concert is part of the Terrasole Festival summer music programme.
The Terrasole Festival 2026 is now in its second year. As usual, the concerts will take place on the picturesque raft on Lake Terrasole, with the aim of strengthening the connection with the region’s music through a programme focused on folk music, seen as a bridge between local roots and influences from different musical genres.
The festival aims to promote local cultural roots, placing the relationship with the language and identity of the region at the centre, in a continuous dialogue between tradition and modernity. The festival also continues its collaboration with the Occit’amo Festival: a significant synergy that helps give the Terrasole Festival a broader and more international dimension.
Artistic direction is entrusted to Roberto Avena and Chiara Cesano, two musicians who have been active in the region for years, who bring their expertise and artistic backgrounds to the festival. Both collaborate with leading acts such as Gran Bal Dub (Sergio Berardo + Madaski), Dunkelbunt, Silvio Orlando, Lindal, the Grande Orchestra Occitana and Slow Food’s Terra Madre Orchestra, taking their musical exploration to national and international stages.
THE NEWTON FAMILY BLUES
Tom Newton was born in Cuneo in 1993. Beyond mere coincidence, being a Newton proved significant right from the start. Tom discovered music by chance, thanks to his father Kit, a British-born bluesman, and his brother Ben. As he was learning to walk, he also began to play and sing. A small aluminium sandwich was particularly to his liking: the harmonica. Tom developed an instinctive rapport with the instrument and, whilst still a child, took to the stage for the first time with the ‘Pacific Blues Band’, which later became ‘The Newton Family’.
Regarded as one of the finest Italian harmonica players of the new generation, he is driven by an irrepressible urge to explore, both as a songwriter and as a musician. Reggae, blues, soul, folk, funk, electronic music, rap… Thomas Newton seems to have fallen into the magic cauldron of music as a child, but perhaps it is more accurate to say that Tom is the potion itself, where genres, tastes and feelings blend together: constantly bubbling, under pressure, ready to explode.
The event is organised by Riserva Bianca in collaboration with the Municipality of Limone Piemonte. You can reach the top via the Bottero cable car; click here for information on lift fares and timetables.
