Amy Winehouse headlines a night at the Tragacete cinema, now a makeshift stage at the heart of the Serranía de Cuenca. The guitar gives way to soaring chords, and a kiss becomes a flower as the crowd rises with a cheerful heart. The performances included Gil & Him, Elena, and Pablo, who recently arrived from Asturias. The morning session attracted blues virtuosos, with Richard “White Boy” and Victor Sitnyk traveling from across the Atlantic corridors of Philadelphia and Lugansk to join the scene. The previous evening, Vega del Codorno and the Street Foxes transformed familiar tunes into soul with saxophone and guitar, captivating a modest audience in that theatre as Cecilia and Liam created magic for about fifty people. This is Iberia Travel Itinerary in motion. The festival brings a spectrum of musical styles to small towns that have felt forgotten, deprived of cultural services, and isolated. Rather than chasing culture, it is turning rural Spain toward culture, with a view to reinvigorating depopulated communities.
