La Porta Nuova
La Porta Nuova were formed in June 2021 by William Jones, the former Friends singer, songwriter and guitarist. The band are: William Jones (voice, guitar), Ivano Gruarin (guitar), Francesco Vecchia (bass) and Alex Bonacci (drums). La Porta Nuova are based in Turin, north Italy. The name is a reference to a new door or gateway, particularly for songwriter William Jones after 35 years with his first band. Coincidentally Porta Nuova is also the name of the main railway station in Turin. The band’s new single, Road To Gold, is the third in a series of four-track, digital-only singles, following their debut single, Elisa, in 2022 and Glorious Day in 2023.
Road to Gold
Road To Gold is the third single by La Porta Nuova, following on from Elisa (2022), Glorious Day (2023) and the compilation vinyl double album Torino (2024). In 1852 William Jones, an Anglesey farmer, sailed from Liverpool to Australia in search of gold. Nearly three years later he returned with enough gold to buy his own farm, having survived the perilous three-month journeys both ways. The song is an exuberant celebration of discovering precious metal, with a sequence of instrumental solos and a driving groove throughout.
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