Bran was founded in Prague in 1999, when an expatriate Breton singer met some local Czech musicians. Its name is the Breton for ‘raven’, the harbinger bird of the ancient Celtic lore. This particular bird has carried Breton music all the way to Central Europe and brought back some fresh east wind to its native Brittany. Singing in Breton as well as in French, Czech or English, Bran continues in this tradition of musical cross-pollination. The different backgrounds of each of the band’s members contribute to its original sound. In addition to the traditional Breton dance tunes and marine songs, the band’s repertoire contains some original numbers from the players themselves. Robert Fischmann – vocal, flutes, whistles, keys, percussions Vojtěch Jindra – acoustic & electric guitars, ukulele, mandoline Tomáš Görtler – accordion, backing vocal Helena Marková – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone Petr Tichý – double bass Petr Mikeš – drums & percussions Recorded at Soundevice Studio, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2016. Engineered, mixed and mastered by Boris Carloff. Arranged and produced by Vojtěch Jindra and Robert Fischmann. Package design by Veronika Vřešťálová. branband.cz