THE BEARDSSPAGHETTI AMERICANA
IT / EN
Emanuele Marchiori e Max Magro — fotografia di Mark Selinger
DOLO / VENEZIA / ITALIAEST. 2001 — INDEPENDENT SPIRIT

ORIGINAL SPAGHETTI AMERICANA

THE BEARDS — Italian Spaghetti Americana band

Venetian roots.
A soul across the ocean.

Enter our world ↗↓
PHOTO: MARK SELINGER

01 / THE RECORDS

Lights down.
Volume up.

Tales of rivers, roads and outsiders.
Our world, one record at a time.

Listen on Spotify ↗

THE ORIGINAL COLLECTION / 2006—2018

Seven records.
One long journey.

The artwork of our story.
Open a record for a closer look.

Explore the complete record archive +

Seven original albums, from 2006 to 2018, followed by the 2024 digital and archive editions. Dates follow the band’s original release chronology; Spotify links may open later reissues.

02 / TWO MEN, ONE WORLD

MADE IN
VENICE.
RAISED ON
AMERICANA.

THE BEARDS
45°25′ N
12°04′ E

RIVIERA DEL BRENTA
✳

Where the Mississippi Delta meets the Riviera del Brenta.

The Beards are an original Spaghetti Americana band from Venice, Italy, blending country and blues into a raw, heavy sound. International music journalists have highlighted their distinctive style.

Formed in 2001, The Beards bring the stories of the Venetian countryside into a sound rooted in blues, country and rock. A journey from Dolo through the United States, Europe and Australia, with the voice of home always close.

01

Emanuele
Marchiori

Vocals, piano, drums, organ, banjo, accordion, harmonica.

02

Massimiliano
“Max” Magro

Vocals, guitar and bass.

Around the duo, a musical family that changes from one stage and one record to the next.

03 / ALONG THE ROAD

From here.
To out there.

An archive of encounters,
miles and new directions.

It all starts here.

The project begins in 2001. Its roots lie in Dolo and the Riviera del Brenta: a landscape of water, countryside and stories that becomes part of The Beards’ sound.

04 / MUSIC × CINEMA × HOMELAND

DOLO
RIVERSIDETHE BEARDS PROJECT

A river, a band, a place full of stories. The music and documentary project that turns the camera towards home: Dolo and the Riviera del Brenta.

Watch the video ↗The story in Il Gazzettino ↗
45°25′
12°04′HOME IS A RIVER.

05 / SOUND IN PICTURES

AGAINST
ALL ODDS.

Step into the visual world of The Beards.

06 / ON THE ROAD

See you
at the front.

From the Riviera del Brenta to the United States: 11 states and stages including Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta, Legends Corner, Tootsie’s and The Stage in Nashville, and Poorhouse in Charleston. Then Europe and Australia. The road is part of our story.

Follow the band’s profile for concert updates.

Shows and updates ↗

07 / AN OUTSIDE VIEW

In the press.

Interviews, reviews and stories.
Twelve reads, from Italy to the United States.

12 articles
THE LONG JOURNEY2025 · IT
Review

Rosteo Sensa Sangue e altre leggende Venete

Claudio Giuliani revisits the record and the material in its new edition.

MEER12.04.2015 · IT
Interview

Spaghetti Americana · Intervista a The Beards

Marta Mentasti talks to the band about their sound, their records and working with American producers.

INDIE MUSIC DISCOVERY24.11.2013 · EN
Interview

The Spaghetti Western Actors of Music

A conversation with Emanuele and Max about Muskito, American travels and meeting Levon Helm.

BLOGFOOLK01.03.2017 · IT
Review

Spaghetti Americana · Speciale Roots & Folk

The Beards’ anthology featured in a survey of roots and folk releases.

L’ISOLA CHE NON C’ERAARCHIVIO / ARCHIVE · IT
Review

Spaghetti Americana

A look at the band’s country blues and its American imagery.

INDIE MUSIC DISCOVERY03.07.2013 · EN
Review

The Beards · Widmann’s Mansion

C Bret Campbell reviews the record made at Villa Widmann with Professor Louie.

INDIE MUSIC DISCOVERY17.11.2013 · EN
Review

Muskito Takes on Wild West Tasmania

A track-by-track review of the musical journey into Muskito’s Tasmania.

BLOGFOOLK15.02.2013 · IT
Review

The Beards & Julien Poulson · Muskito

Muskito in the Italian Sounds Good column: storytelling, blues and spaghetti western.

MUSIC MAP2015 · IT
Article / news

The Beards · Spaghetti Americana

An introduction to the anthology, the band’s journey and their collaborations.

BLOG DELLA MUSICA21.05.2015 · IT
Article / news

Una biografia spaghetti americana

A profile of the Riviera del Brenta duo and their recording history.

DONATO ZOPPO / SYNPRESS4416.03.2015 · IT
Article / news

Spaghetti Americana: il greatest hits barbuto

The announcement introducing the anthology released by America Recordings.

CORRIERE DELLE ALPI13.05.2011 · IT
Article / news

Spaghetti country blues alla Birreria Fontana

From the concert archive: the band, their musical influences and a show in Belluno.

Links open the original articles in their published language. Some outlets may require a subscription.