Hi Skipjack, How are you? Sounds like a great trip. If you go to google.com and then search for Laurent Daverio (if you aren't fluent in French, you can ask google to translate), you'll find the website of this French guy who plays accordion, and perhaps he would know of jam sessions in Italy. His webpage says his last name is a village in Italy. Hi Noreen! Hope to see all you wonderful UK Mudcatters again soon! -Linda Portland, Oregon, US