Pondèl (Pont d’Aël) is the name of a place situated on the outskirts of Aosta, in Cogne Valley, where a Roman bridge, built more than 2000 years ago, attracts a lot of visitors. It is also the name chosen by Vincent Boniface (Trouveur Valdotèn, L’Orage) and Carlo Pestelli (Cantovivo), multi-instrumentalist and singer, respectively, for their multilingual, post-pandemic and dynamic folk duo. Their repertoire ranges from original to other people’s tunes, from folk ballads to instrumental tracks in Italian, French, English, Spanish, Valdôtain and Piedmontese patois. Third place at Alberto Cesa Prize 2022.
MEMBERS:
Carlo Pestelli: guitars, vocals;
Vincent Boniface: musette, flutes, diatonic button accordion, vocals.