<
 
 
 
 
×
>
hide You are viewing an archived web page collected at the request of University of Alberta using Archive-It. This page was captured on 16:41:07 Dec 08, 2010, and is part of the HCF Alberta Online Encyclopedia collection. The information on this web page may be out of date. See All versions of this archived page. Loading media information
 
   
 
 

AlbertaSource.ca
 
 

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
 
 

Biamonte, Louis (Luigi)

Luigi Biamonte came to Edmonton c1910 at the age of 13. He joined a brother
and some cousins who were working at the Diamond Coal Mine in Clover Bar, near
Edmonton. He came from Italy with a musical background, his salvation, as it
got him work in bands and helped stave off bouts of homesickness. Louis enjoyed
the camaraderie of fellow countrymen when his band traveled to and played at
dances for the Italian farming community of Naples. Music was a companion
throughout his life; his band played at political rallies; his brother Sergio(?), another musician, had an 85 member band; his nephew, Tony, was a media celebrity; Lori Biamonte (great niece? granddaughter?) is an Edmonton singer of note.

Besides his music, he also earned a living working as a water boy on the
railway in the Coal Branch before going to barber school and opening his own
shop.

Luigi Biamonte

Luigi Biamonte

Download Player


Biamonte's Oral History