Folkstudio was a musical club and a record label located in Rome, Italy.
The club was founded in 1961 (64 years ago) (1961) by the American painter, musician and actor Harold Bradley Jr., and was located in Via Garibaldi, in Trastevere.
[2][3] In 1967, Bradley returned to the United States and the club management passed to the chemist and music lover Giancarlo Cesaroni.
[2] During the 1970s, the club actively contributed to the launch of several artists' careers, particularly singer-songwriters, including Antonello Venditti, Francesco De Gregori, Rino Gaetano, Mimmo Locasciulli, Stefano Rosso, Gianni Togni, Sergio Caputo, Giorgio Lo Cascio [it], Grazia Di Michele, Mario Castelnuovo.
[1][2] Cesaroni also created a "Folkstudio" record label which released debut albums of artists who regularly performed in the club such as Corrado Sannucci [it] and Locasciulli.