The “Corpo Bandistico Folcloristico Dozzese” counts over 1400 performances in the countrywide, more than 50 exhibitions in many important and famous European cities and in 2001in the U.S.A. too.

Our band was born in 1925 when some friends formed the first group of the “Band of Dozza” with just some instruments (brass, clarinets and drums); also thanks to the town council, the headquarter took place in a room inside a turret situated at the entrance of the medieval village and the New Year’s Day of 1926, only ten months later, the Band filed through the streets of Dozza well-wishing to all the people.
The Band increased until 24 instruments and received a lot of invitations to participate at religious commemorations in the neighbouring villages.
In spite of the hard situation between the two world wars and of the many calls-up, the Band survived and continued his work, until the ‘40s, when during the hardest moments of the 2^nd World War had to break up.
But at the end of the conflict it rejoined, supported by the affection of the entire village and thanks to the deep love and passion towards its own folk traditions and its historical roots.
After changing fortunes, in the ‘60s the Band recovered his best condition and began to win fame and therefore much more engagements from distant villages arrived too; besides we started to introduce folk dances inspired by the daily life of farmers and their work.
In 1963, during a social dinner in Brisighella, where the Band was invited to perform, two young boys (Matteo Casadio“Maciol” and Francesco Piancastelli”Cecchino”) joined up the band cracking their whips like the old carters beating time of music: they were called “S’ciucaren” and the Grand Master Fernando Baroncini would absolutely included them in the Group; this was a great innovation because there was still no “players” like them in Italy.
We can say that “S’ciucaren” are the heirs of “birocciai” (carters), those that during the long ways across the field upon the ox cart, to keep themselves company, whistled songs playing whips (obviously didn’t touching the oxen).
In the same years we also choose the costume we put on still today, that would represent in the best way our traditions: we decided to use the one’s Sunday best that people in Romagna wore to go to church during the ‘700.

In 1953 the direction of the Band was entrusted to Master Fernando Baroncini. With him the Group lives a very flourishing period and it becomes famous all over Italy and also abroad; at the beginning of this century, Master Baroncini, over eighty, has got still the same enthusiasm and passion of a young boy.
But on 30^th April 2003 he died. In the last time of his life, stricken in the body but not in his soul, he continued to support all the members giving them advices, suggestions and handing over to Carlo Pandolfi, who at present is at the head of the Folk Group of Dozza. 

Today the Group is composed of a variety of instruments like clarinets, trumpets, saxophones, bass, genis, baritones, drums and completed by S’ciucarèn, dancers and a singer who also introduces the Group during the shows.
Our performances are a mix of folk music with the add of the whips, dances and songs of our country.