Vincent Bernard Roulph Alessio Valerio
St. Besse and the experience of a tinman
Alessio Valerio is a member of a family from Soana Valley that left the valley seven generations and two hundred years ago. However they continued to speak in Franco-Provençal and kept the traditions of the valley alive. They were tinmen, a typical profession of the valley. The family lives in Bergamo where he owned a shop specialized in copper utensils.
He remembers his first visit to St. Besse, in 1944 and explains the origins and characteristics of the cult in the valley. He moreover offers details of the history of his valley, their profession and travels.
The interview is spoken in Franco-Provençal. It was made possible thanks to the help of Ornella De Paoli, and Antonio Peretti. Video table of contents
Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Valprato Soana
District: TO
Suburb: Pianetto
Altitude: 2019m s.l.m.
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Alessio Valerio
Date of birth: 04-12-1934
City: Bergamo
Languages: francoprovençâl
Bibliography:
Faga Plebani E., La bottega dei ramai, "Bergamaschi nel mondo", n.s., X, n. 4, luglio-agosto 1987, pp. 10-11.
Butera S., Artisti del rame da sette generazioni, in "L'Eco di Bergamo", 22 luglio 2004.
Alessio Valerio artista del rame da sette generazioni, in "L'artigianato bergamasco", LV, n. 7, settembre 2004, p. 8.
Paviolo A. (1991), I magnin delle valli Orco e Soana, s.l., Comunità montana Valle Orco e Soana, 1991
Document by: Gianpaolo Fassino
Video by: Luca Percivalle (con la collaborazione di Gianpaolo Fassino)
Created: 24-08-2012
