About us

The idea began to take shape and Donatella Bonetti and Raffaele Meoli also got involved. The festival would be an opportunity to showcase Valle Verzasca and its associations. For this reason, the latter were invited to a meeting where Carmen enthusiastically presented her project. Six of the associations present, the Tennis Club Verzasca, the Bocciofila Monte Zucchero, the Gruppo Carnevale di Brione Verzasca, the Gruppo Manifestazioni di Brione Verzasca, the Gruppo Pattinaggio Valle Verzasca and the Corpo Pompieri Alta Verzasca decided to embark on the project. The first edition was held at the Sonogno ice rink on August 6, 2005 and was an immediate success. This was confirmed by the large public turnout, decidedly higher than expected: approximately 1500 people were estimated. And that’s how the Verzasca Country Festival became an annual event for country music enthusiasts. In 2006 the committee was joined in the organization by Rino Ceppi. The hard work was rewarded with an even more successful second edition: almost 3000 people flocked to Sonogno for the event. Over the years the organizing committee has undergone some changes with the departure of some associations that were promptly replaced by others. Between Mexican fajitas, a few line dance steps, a peek at the mighty Harley Davidsons and a horseback ride like real cowboys, this is the Verzasca Country Festival. All surrounded by the magnificent atmosphere of Sonogno and good country music. In these many years of Country, the festival stage has hosted numerous bands from Switzerland, Italy and even America that have offered music from tranquil bluegrass, to more rhythmic country, to explosive country-rock and rock’a’billy.