Ray Price - Veuze (Breton bagpipe), English border bagpipe, electric dulcimer. vocals and dance instruction Barry Hall - Fiddle, vielle, bouzouki, bombarde and vocals Mance Grady - Bodhrán and djembe Brian Rost - Bass and keyboard Eric Peterson - Egyptian tabla, riq, cajón and berimbau Sharynne MacLeod NicMhacha - Vocals and woodwinds
Influences
Malicorne, Blowzabella, Dead Can Dance, Alan Stivell, Lo' Jo, Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, The Albion Band, Bellowhead, La Bamboche.
Trouz Bras (pronounced “True Brazz”) means "Great Sound" in the Celtic language of Brittany, the ancient country that now finds itself in the northwestern region of France. It also translates as “Big Noise” – a reference to the loud Breton bagpipes that fuel the band’s driving sound.
Catapulting traditional Breton dance tunes into the 21st century, Trouz Bras combines swirling bagpipes and soaring fiddle with a rocking rhythm section. The band is led by bagpiper and vocalist Ray Price, a native Welshman who has expanded his Celtic roots to become a global ambassador of Breton music and dance.
Brittany is a magical place of barren landscapes, megaliths, Celtic myths and legends and unique music and dance. Ray, who considers Brittany his second home, describes a tremendous recent renaissance of interest in the “Fest Noz” or Night Festival. “A ‘Fest Noz’ can have thousands of dancers at large, international festivals, or just a handful of local dancers in a far-flung village,” he says. “The music is driving, insistent and mesmerizing. The spiral and circle dances are performed by everyone from the very young to the very old.”
The musicians of Trouz Bras seek to introduce these ancient traditions to a modern American audience.
Purchase our CD "Trouz Bras and Friends" at our website www.TrouzBras.com
Hi all. Fine version of Hanter Dro - good authentic sound. Good to see the fun you are having promoting Breton traditions over there. Good luck in 2008, Kenavo, Jet
I had a blast performing with you lot on New Years eve, I will be most happy to fill in any time you need me, it was an honour, and next time I will remember my power cable! (and earplugs) :)
