The FRANUI MUSICBANDA will soon enter its 28th year and in the meantime is ennobled with performances in major opera houses and at renowned festivals. Its mastermind ANDREAS SCHETT has an unimaginable wealth of stories at hand that seem to provide endless … read more »
FRANUI is the name of a mountain pasture close to the small village of Innervillgraten, located at 1,402 meters above sea level in East Tyrol in Austria, where most of the Franui musicians grew up. The word is of Rhaeto-Romanic origin and refers … read more »
The cultivation of Austrian music is distinctly tied to its respective origins. Be it from here or from elsewhere. Some call it folk music, others world music. The music country Austria has a vast amount of old traditions. From Carinthian choirs to … read more »
Conceptual definitions and its social connotations determine the music market by genre labels for CD sales, concert promoters and the media. Although there have been many years of resistance to concepts such as “serious” and “easy listening music”, the pigeon holes keep … read more »