A lovely pizzeria in North Brunswick was run, in the late 70s, by an Italian family who let FILEF use the place as their Melbourne hangout. I ate there often and, when they found out I played concer, they taught me the tune. Not long after I learned it I was visiting Sydney and freinds took me to No Names, a very low-cost eatery run by Italians and serving nothing but various forms of spaghetti. When they discovered I played concertina they insisted I play an Italian tune for them, so I played Bandiera Rossa.

They were very polite, listened to me finish and then informed me that "that sort of music was not welcome!" Clearly, I inferred, they were no fans of FILEF. Sometimes I just had to learn the hard way.

Cheers, Rowan