Female singer-songwriting in Italy? Undoubtedly a rare commodity. It goes without saying that it is a reflection of a very big issue, which affects society and culture in our country. Patrizia Laquidara, whose artistic horizons, in addition to songwriting, have also touched on theatre, radio and poetry, is rightfully included in this category.

by Luca Testoni

Having been in the news for a quarter of a century, Patrizia Laquidara will be starring in a long-awaited comeback on the music scene with the ‘Ti ho vista ieri Quartet Tour’, a poker of concerts scheduled between December and February (with tickets available on Ponderosa.it). For the record, the singer-songwriter from Vicenza of Sicilian origin will play on December 26th in Naples on the occasion of the show ‘Racconti al Femminile’, while in 2025 she will perform on the stages of the Blue Note in Milan (February 16th), the Teatro Civico Garybaldi (March 1st), the Teatro Bibiena in Sant’Agata Bolognese (March 7th) and the Museo del Genio in Rome (March 8th). Also on stage with her are Stefano Dallaporta (electric bass), Daniele Santimone (classical and electric guitar) and Edoardo Piccolo (electronic keyboard).

The last two years have been very prolific for this velvety-talented artist. Last year, she made her debut in bookshops with ‘Ti ho visto ieri’ (I Saw You Yesterday), a coming-of-age novel published by Neri Pozza in which she recounts her family history, from Catania (where she was born) up to the deep North, in Veneto.

The natural evolution of the book into sound was the single of the same name, released in September by Ponderosa Music Records. ‘It was very nice, if not necessary, for me to pull a thread between writing and songs. This is a time when I feel free to express what I am, without conditioning, a time when I feel particularly aware of my being an artist and a woman,’ said Laquidara, speaking of a track that adds a pop and electronic vein to the songwriting dimension. In May, however, another single, ‘Assabenerica’, was released, again by Ponderosa. The title, which in Italian means ‘may God bless you’, is a greeting in Sicilian dialect commonly used as a sign of respect and devotion, especially among the elderly.

Info e biglietti su: https://ponderosa.it/artist/patrizia-laquidara/

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