It sounds like a fairy tale - who among us hasn't secretly wished to sing a song with Rod Stewart? For the Italian music trio Trio delle Meraviglie, this dream came true last week.
We spoke to band member Christian Secchi and he told us about what was probably the greatest experience of his musical career. In addition to guitarist and singer Secchi, the band also includes Sammy Marconcini (bass, vocals) and Federico Barsanti (guitar, choir). Drummer Guido Mainardi from Bergamo is also often on stage, so that the trio often becomes a quartet.
The cover band, also known as Trio of Wonders, was founded in 2010 on the spur of the moment. At the time, they were spontaneously looking for a band for a party and the three musician friends didn't hesitate for long and practically shook Trio delle Meraviglie out of their sleeves.
The trio's repertoire includes hundreds of cover songs by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Doors and Elvis, among others. But the trio also constantly perform songs from the current charts.
"Of course we also have songs by Rod Stewart on our list. At the moment it's Sailing, Have I Told You Lately, The First Cut Is The Deepest, You're In My Heart, I Don't Want To Talk About It and Maggie May," reveals Secchi. "After this experience, however, we will significantly increase the number of Rod Stewart songs in our repertoire."
Around eleven o'clock that evening, the boat returned to the small jetty at La Caletta. "We could see the boat docking again and knew that Rod would soon be coming down with his companions. The adrenaline was pumping for all of us."
And then they arrived. Rod, his wife Penny, the children. The band was playing a Johnny Cash song, Ring of Fire. Penny immediately started dancing and as Rod - dressed all in white with a shoulder bag - watched the band, he was gripped. He spontaneously grabbed a microphone and sang the song to the end with the visibly impressed musicians. "We played Johnny Cash's Ring Of Fire together with one of the world's greatest music legends," enthuses Christian. "That's something we'll still be telling our grandchildren about."
Christian then quickly switched gears and immediately played the first chords of Sailing. Rod, who had actually already turned to leave, grinned, turned round again and came back to the microphone. And sang his probably greatest song to the end together with the band.
He then said goodbye with a loud "Goodbye everyone" and a quick wave to the audience, who had naturally gathered in large numbers around the small stage.
"These are moments in life that will never be repeated. All of us will never forget those minutes together with Sir Rod Stewart," enthuses Christian Secchi to this day. "Everyone who witnessed it couldn't even comprehend what had happened. What an evening!"
The next day, the story went viral online. "The people who follow us on our channels went completely crazy. The press became aware of it and wanted interviews. We were approached on the street by complete strangers who we absolutely had to tell about our evening with Rod Stewart".
In the meantime, the hype had died down a little and the band was able to take a breather. With a little distance, Christian Secchi reviewed the evening with us. He summarised: "With his generosity and modesty, Rod Stewart taught us that it doesn't matter who you are or what you do. If you want to sing, just do it!
He has truly given us a great gift that we will never forget.
What pleases us most is that he came to us of his own free will to sing with us. He liked what we did and he enjoyed it, and that is the greatest satisfaction for us.
Thank you again, Rod, and who knows, maybe we'll see you again on this beautiful island, which you obviously like too!"
MH (14.07.2024)
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