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ORIGIN - The folk group "Ru Maccature" of Carpinone (IS) was created in 1971 under its original name of the "Nightingales of the Pentria". In 1987, after a brief period of inactivity, the group re-emerged and adopted its current name, which is derived from the dance by the traditional wedding dance of the same name.
COSTUM - The costumes are replicas of drawings datind back to the turn of the century and are made of simple but colourful materials. Of particular merit the white shirts embroidered with a particular point said "a nido di rondine." 
GROUP - The group consists of dancers, singers and musicians, 40 members in all. Our repertoire is the result of careful research brought to life through songs and dances that are effectively choreographed and which respect fully the traditional values they are meant to express.
INSTRUMENTS - The group performs with traditional musical and rhythimic instruments: "organetto" whit two basses, accordion, guitar, "ciaramella" (small bagpipe), tambourine, "bufù" and "tric a ballà" recreate the traditions of rural life.
The Folk Group Ru Maccature has staged over 1.000 performances throughout Italy and internationally where it has represented Italy at important cultural festivals in Poland, Switzerland, Portugal, Romania, Greece, Hungary, Germany, Spain, France, Ceka Republic. The group has also appeared on national television on such programs as "Piccoli Fans" on Rai2, "La Domenica del Villaggio" on Net 4 and the ceremony of the lighting of the "Lampada dei Comuni" in Assisi on Rai 1. In addition, since 1991, the group has organized the yearly Folk Festival, an international review of folklore which has seen more than 100 groups participate over the years. More than half of these groups have come from all over Europe.
