Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
This is BIZARRE!!!
I just found this photo of the band on the web!
Who would have taken so much time to create this???
Click on the pic to see the detail in the photo!
VERY strange!
Who would have taken so much time to create this???
Click on the pic to see the detail in the photo!
VERY strange!Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Performing at ICONS Festival, Canton, MA
Trouz Bras Sonneurs de Couple played music for the "Harvest Home" production by the Revels Repertory Company at the ICONS festival in Canton, MA. It was hot and humid, but the instruments held up well. Barry debuted his new "Tarota" from Spain during the song "Son ar Chistr" - see first picture.
It's VERY cool.
It's VERY cool.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Dancing an Hanter Dro at Celts & Currachs
Anna Godfrey leads an Hanter Dro to the music of Trouz BrasPhoto by mehughes
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Parade of Celtic Nations
A few more photos of the Breton contingent in the Parade of Celtic Nations at the Celts & Currachs festival in New London, CT.
Averyana Hall leads with the gwenn ha du, followed by the "An Dro sisters," Beth and Anna.
Ray and Barry - the "Trouz Bras Sonneurs de Couple" - on traditional Breton instruments the biniou (bagpipe) and bombarde (rustic oboe), followed by members of Bzh-NY.
Barry, Avery and Ray
(Thank you to Beth Hall and BZH-NY for the photos!)
Celts & Currachs Festival, New London, CT
Click on the picture to see a BIG versionThe "Parade of The Celtic Nations" prepares to move off in New London. (Left to right) Anna Godfrey, Beth Hall, Avery Hall, members of BZH-NY and Dr. Lois Kuter 0f ICDBL. Front - Ray Price and Barry Hall of "Trouz Bras Sonneurs de Couple."
Photo by BZH-NY @ www.bzh-ny.org
Monday, July 28, 2008
The BOMBARDE: July 2008
Hello friends!
There's plenty of Breton/French dance / music action coming up in the next few months.
Trouz Bras will be performing at the prestigious "Club Passim" in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA on Thursday August 14th at 8:00pm. We've played there twice before as part of the "Boston Celtic Music Festival," but this is the first time that we've had the whole evening to ourselves. If you want to be there, I suggest that you buy a ticket in advance, as it's very prestigious, but very SMALL. This will be the last gig with a our bass player Brian. Come along and witness his famous "head wobble" for the last time. Their website for tickets is:
http://www.clubpassim.com
If you want to see the band AND take in some fresh, sea air, we will be performing at the "Celts and Currachs" festival in New London, CT on Saturday August 23rd. We'll be on the "City Pier Stage" from 2:00 to 3:00pm, and again between 6:00 and 7:00pm. Two different sets! No duplicates! There'll also be a Breton language session run by Lois Kuter, a Breton singer (?) named Jacki Faucheux and Art Ketchen from "Celtic Beat" talking about Celtic Art as part of the "Cultural Tent at City Pier" venue throughout the day. It's a FREE event - my favorite price.
Their website can be found at:
http://newlondonmainstreet.org/events/celtscurrachs2008.php
"Club Camembert" is back for a limited time this fall. I designed "Club Camembert" to be a Breton / French music jam and dance session, hoping that folks would come and play and jam and dance in an informal setting. I still haven't had any luck finding a permanent home for the session, but we are holding a couple of "one off" events thanks to the good people at "Le Foyer," the French Canadian center in Pawtucket, RI:
Friday September 26th
FEST NOZ - Breton community dance
8:00pm until 11:00pm
Cost: $10
@ Le Foyer, 155 Fountain Street, Pawtucket, RI
Saturday October 25th
BAL FOLK - Folk dances from Central France
8:00pm until 11:00pm
Cost: $10
@ Le Foyer, 155 Fountain Street, Pawtucket, RI
I will be teaching the dances along with Anna Godfrey, and the LIVE music will be provided by a motley crew of musicians including myself, Barry Hall from Trouz Bras, Lindsay Adler, Ariane Le Carboulec and others under the umbrella title of the "Camembert Collective."
If you'd like to play and instrument, teach a dance, sing a song or dance, please contact me. If you want tickets, please do the same thing.
"Club Camembert" is branching out into a new venture. In September, October and November, we'll be running classes on Sunday afternoons in Breton and French country dancing. We want to encourage families who would not attend an evening event to come along - kids, grannies and all. The classes will happen at "Le Foyer" in Pawtucket, RI.
Here are the dates:
Sunday September 21st
2 - 4pm
Sunday October 19th
2 - 4pm
Sunday November 16th
2 - 4pm
If you want to come, please let me know. Anna and I will be there with a stack of CDs and my trusty bagpipe!
Well, that's it for now - happy dancing!
Ray and Trouz Bras
There's plenty of Breton/French dance / music action coming up in the next few months.
Trouz Bras will be performing at the prestigious "Club Passim" in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA on Thursday August 14th at 8:00pm. We've played there twice before as part of the "Boston Celtic Music Festival," but this is the first time that we've had the whole evening to ourselves. If you want to be there, I suggest that you buy a ticket in advance, as it's very prestigious, but very SMALL. This will be the last gig with a our bass player Brian. Come along and witness his famous "head wobble" for the last time. Their website for tickets is:
http://www.clubpassim.com
If you want to see the band AND take in some fresh, sea air, we will be performing at the "Celts and Currachs" festival in New London, CT on Saturday August 23rd. We'll be on the "City Pier Stage" from 2:00 to 3:00pm, and again between 6:00 and 7:00pm. Two different sets! No duplicates! There'll also be a Breton language session run by Lois Kuter, a Breton singer (?) named Jacki Faucheux and Art Ketchen from "Celtic Beat" talking about Celtic Art as part of the "Cultural Tent at City Pier" venue throughout the day. It's a FREE event - my favorite price.
Their website can be found at:
http://newlondonmainstreet.
"Club Camembert" is back for a limited time this fall. I designed "Club Camembert" to be a Breton / French music jam and dance session, hoping that folks would come and play and jam and dance in an informal setting. I still haven't had any luck finding a permanent home for the session, but we are holding a couple of "one off" events thanks to the good people at "Le Foyer," the French Canadian center in Pawtucket, RI:
Friday September 26th
FEST NOZ - Breton community dance
8:00pm until 11:00pm
Cost: $10
@ Le Foyer, 155 Fountain Street, Pawtucket, RI
Saturday October 25th
BAL FOLK - Folk dances from Central France
8:00pm until 11:00pm
Cost: $10
@ Le Foyer, 155 Fountain Street, Pawtucket, RI
I will be teaching the dances along with Anna Godfrey, and the LIVE music will be provided by a motley crew of musicians including myself, Barry Hall from Trouz Bras, Lindsay Adler, Ariane Le Carboulec and others under the umbrella title of the "Camembert Collective."
If you'd like to play and instrument, teach a dance, sing a song or dance, please contact me. If you want tickets, please do the same thing.
"Club Camembert" is branching out into a new venture. In September, October and November, we'll be running classes on Sunday afternoons in Breton and French country dancing. We want to encourage families who would not attend an evening event to come along - kids, grannies and all. The classes will happen at "Le Foyer" in Pawtucket, RI.
Here are the dates:
Sunday September 21st
2 - 4pm
Sunday October 19th
2 - 4pm
Sunday November 16th
2 - 4pm
If you want to come, please let me know. Anna and I will be there with a stack of CDs and my trusty bagpipe!
Well, that's it for now - happy dancing!
Ray and Trouz Bras
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Make Music Cambridge
The "Trouz Bras Sonneurs de Couple" (Barry and Ray) performed at "Make Music Cambridge" or "La Fete de la Musique" in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA. They were joined by Barry's wife Beth on bodhran. A good time was had by all. The photos are by Sorcha Beckham.
Click on any photo to see a larger version
Click on any photo to see a larger version
Thursday, May 29, 2008
New Electronic Newsletter
Hi everyone,
Well, two members of Trouz Bras have "chased" this gig for two years now, but we FINALLY GOT BOOKED!
We'll be playing at CLUB PASSIM in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA on August 14th This actually won't be the first time that we've played at the club, we have brought the ceiling down (it's not hard to do) on two occasions as part of the "Boston Celtic Music Festival." This however, will be the first time that we have performed for the whole night. Details of how to get tickets are below on their website link - come and join us for a very intimate experience of Breton music!
This Saturday, May 31st, we will perform a half concert / half dance for "Music for Robin" in Lexington, MA. We tried the 1/2 and 1/2 formula out in Ashfield the other weekend and it worked really well. Tickets are still available at their website below.
At the suggestion of Fanny (a Breton woman who is coming to stay in Cambridge for a couple of years - Demat Fanny!), various members of Trouz Bras and various friends will be performing at "Make Music Cambridge" on June 21st. The street festival is an offshoot of "Fête de la Musique" in France and other parts of the world. Come and hang out in Harvard Square and plin, an dro and gavotte the afternoon away.
Other upcoming gigs are below. Please come by and say hi, if you come to anything. We LOVE putting faces to names.
May 31, 2008
"Music for Robin"
Half Concert / Half Dance
The First Baptist Church,
Mass Avenue in Lexington, MA
Website
June 14, 2008
"The Sea Music Festival"
The Museum of America and the Sea
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic Seaport, CT
Website
June 15, 2008
"The Sea Music Festival"
The Museum of America and the Sea
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic Seaport, CT
Sharynne and Ray lead workshops
Website
June 21, 2008
"Make Music Cambridge"
Around Harvard Square, MA
Time: TBA
Website
July 19, 2008
The Blackstone River Theatre
Celtic Music Festival
The Blackstone River Theatre Celtic Festival will be
held at Diamond Hill Park which is located on
Diamond Hill Rd. (Rte. 114) in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
Website
August 14, 2008
Club Passim
47 Palmer Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
8:00pm
Regular price $15 / Members $13
Website
August 23, 2008
Celts and Currachs Festival
City Pier
New London, CT
Time TBA
Website
That's it for now, we hope to see you soon.
Cheerio,
Ray and Trouz Bras
Well, two members of Trouz Bras have "chased" this gig for two years now, but we FINALLY GOT BOOKED!
We'll be playing at CLUB PASSIM in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA on August 14th This actually won't be the first time that we've played at the club, we have brought the ceiling down (it's not hard to do) on two occasions as part of the "Boston Celtic Music Festival." This however, will be the first time that we have performed for the whole night. Details of how to get tickets are below on their website link - come and join us for a very intimate experience of Breton music!
This Saturday, May 31st, we will perform a half concert / half dance for "Music for Robin" in Lexington, MA. We tried the 1/2 and 1/2 formula out in Ashfield the other weekend and it worked really well. Tickets are still available at their website below.
At the suggestion of Fanny (a Breton woman who is coming to stay in Cambridge for a couple of years - Demat Fanny!), various members of Trouz Bras and various friends will be performing at "Make Music Cambridge" on June 21st. The street festival is an offshoot of "Fête de la Musique" in France and other parts of the world. Come and hang out in Harvard Square and plin, an dro and gavotte the afternoon away.
Other upcoming gigs are below. Please come by and say hi, if you come to anything. We LOVE putting faces to names.
May 31, 2008
"Music for Robin"
Half Concert / Half Dance
The First Baptist Church,
Mass Avenue in Lexington, MA
Website
June 14, 2008
"The Sea Music Festival"
The Museum of America and the Sea
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic Seaport, CT
Website
June 15, 2008
"The Sea Music Festival"
The Museum of America and the Sea
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic Seaport, CT
Sharynne and Ray lead workshops
Website
June 21, 2008
"Make Music Cambridge"
Around Harvard Square, MA
Time: TBA
Website
July 19, 2008
The Blackstone River Theatre
Celtic Music Festival
The Blackstone River Theatre Celtic Festival will be
held at Diamond Hill Park which is located on
Diamond Hill Rd. (Rte. 114) in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
Website
August 14, 2008
Club Passim
47 Palmer Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
8:00pm
Regular price $15 / Members $13
Website
August 23, 2008
Celts and Currachs Festival
City Pier
New London, CT
Time TBA
Website
That's it for now, we hope to see you soon.
Cheerio,
Ray and Trouz Bras
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Interesting old Breton Photo
This is a photo I found from 1930 labeled "Ceremony of Breton initiations - St. Nicolas." Note the ERMINES!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Ray and Barry at NEFFA
Ray with the bass and Barry with the fiddle at the "Maude's Music" booth at the NEFFA (New England Folk Festival Association) gathering in Mansfield, MA. Poor old Dan didn't make a sale to either of us!
Photo by: John C. Schumacher-Hardy of Lancaster, MA
Monday, March 3, 2008
Trouz Bras perform "Spered Holvedell" or "Universal Spirit"
The band premiere "Spered Holvedell" at The Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland, Rhode Island. The tune has become an anthem for Brittany and we're proud to perform it.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Trouz Bras perform "An Tri Breur"
We're performing a "Kan ha Diskan" (Call and Response) song called "An Tri Breur" (The Three Brothers) at The Blackstone River Theatre, Cumberland, Rhode Island.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Trouz Bras recording the new CD - Photos
All photographs by Lori Grady
How come everyone else is in other rooms?
How come everyone else is in other rooms?
Hey! Where did everybody go?
Is there anybody out there?
Mance gets locked in a soundproof and padded room
Eric gets in the groove
Brian channels John Entwistle of The Who
Don't worry Barry, it may never happen!
If there's a camera around, Barry knows what to do
He's supposed to be working, and he's listening to his ipod?Trouz Bras recording the new CD - More photos
All photographs by Lori Grady
Sharynne (Foxy Lady)
Sharynne shares the joy
A good days work is finally over!... but where's Brian?
What the hell is this one all about?Funniest caption wins a CD
Monday, January 14, 2008
January 2008 Newsletter
A Happy New Year to you!
We hope that things are going well for you.
Did you know that we have a blog? Well,
we do, and you can find it below: Your
inclusions and comments are welcome:
http://trouzbras.blogspot.com/
We have a new promotional photo available.
Promoters very often want pictures with us
holding our instruments, and we didn't have
one - until now. The new picture is on our blog
- just click on it to see a BIGGER version.
In the tradition of YOU knowing things about the
band as soon as we do, here is a new gig, just confirmed.
We have just been re-booked by the "Music for Robin"
concert series. The original date was postponed when
their computer system got hacked and they couldn't
publicize our original date.
We are now performing a half concert / half dance at
The First Baptist Church on Mass Avenue in Lexington,
MA on May 31st, 2008.
Come along and see us!
First of the "rough mixes" of our new CD sound
great! We go back into the studio in a couple of weeks
to continue recording - I can't wait for the new project
to be finished and out the door : ) I think that you'll
enjoy it.
If you have any "live" photos of Trouz Bras at a gig, please
send them to me. I am trying to collect friends shots on
our website - www.TrouzBras.com
That's it for now, see you soon!
Ray and Trouz Bras
We hope that things are going well for you.
Did you know that we have a blog? Well,
we do, and you can find it below: Your
inclusions and comments are welcome:
http://trouzbras.blogspot.com/
We have a new promotional photo available.
Promoters very often want pictures with us
holding our instruments, and we didn't have
one - until now. The new picture is on our blog
- just click on it to see a BIGGER version.
In the tradition of YOU knowing things about the
band as soon as we do, here is a new gig, just confirmed.
We have just been re-booked by the "Music for Robin"
concert series. The original date was postponed when
their computer system got hacked and they couldn't
publicize our original date.
We are now performing a half concert / half dance at
The First Baptist Church on Mass Avenue in Lexington,
MA on May 31st, 2008.
Come along and see us!
First of the "rough mixes" of our new CD sound
great! We go back into the studio in a couple of weeks
to continue recording - I can't wait for the new project
to be finished and out the door : ) I think that you'll
enjoy it.
If you have any "live" photos of Trouz Bras at a gig, please
send them to me. I am trying to collect friends shots on
our website - www.TrouzBras.com
That's it for now, see you soon!
Ray and Trouz Bras
Sunday, January 6, 2008
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