Bruno Garreau became a professional musician in 1997. At the time he was the mandolin player in the bluegrass quartet led by banjo player Philippe Bourgeois with whom he worked five years (festivals and gigs all over France and Europe, album “UNCLE SAM Down the road”). In 2002, he branched out into Irish music and cut a new album of tenor banjo tunes and songs called “CORNAMONA Celtic Way”. In 2006 he produced his first solo album with his own instrumental compositions on banjo “Les Gabares” (Edited by Label Ouest, distributed by ADF-Bayard musique).
In 2009, Bruno created a new recital, designed around music he composed for mandolin to be given as a duo, a trio, or a quartet. A life's journey as a bluegrass mandolin player has led Bruno Garreau along many paths, crossing the musical traditions of old Europe.
Today, the trio known as Another Grass blooms through the shared artistry of Bruno Garreau on mandolin and composition, Hervé Lelou on violin, and William Garreau on guitar. When the ensemble swells into a quartet, they gracefully welcome the regular resonance of Thierry Loyer on dobro.
