Well, the Bezobratři band... What does this name actually 
mean? It'scomposed of two words, "Bez" is the Czech name for a shrub (Sambucus nigra - elderberry) that is used to make the flutes we play from (fujara - the shepherd's flute; koncovka - the overtone flute and the six-hole flute), and "bratři" means brothers. It was in the spring of 2004 that the first members of our band met. There were three of us: Pavel Císarík (whose skills soon earned him the nickname 'Master'), Honza Glembek (also called "Drumblíčok" -Man of Jew's Harp - for his exceptional Jew's harp interpretation skills) and Marek Gonda (generally known for unmanagable need of making flutes). Atthat time, we were veryenthusiastic and keen on playing both traditional and experimental tunes. We were equipped with lots of various kinds of whistles and flutes made from elderberry - no wonder we came up with the name "Bezobratři" for the band.
Walking along the path edged with elderberry, we met more and more kindred spirits. Somepeople came, some people left. Klárka Císaríková, who playes the violin, has been the adornment of the band for quite a long time. Veronika Havlíčková plays the violoncello. Recently, the band has also been joined by Janek Bě»ák, who plays the violin, and by Peter ©ebela, the
accordion player.
Janek Bě»ák (violin, violet, vocals)
Pavel Císarík 
(vocals, shepherd pipes, overtone flutes, fujara,
bagpipes,
glockenspiel,
darbouka,
djembe, drum, jewish harp)
Klárka Císaríková (vocals, violin)
Honzik Glembek 
(jewish harp, cimbalom,
shepherd pipes,
overtone flutes,
fujara, vocals)
Marek Gonda
(shepherd pipes, overtone flute, fujara,
bagpipes,
darbouka, djembe, drum,
jewish harp, didgeridoo, vocals)
Verča Havlíčková (violoncello, vocal) 
Petr ©ebela
(accordion, vocals)
Most members of the Bezobratři band grew up in Moravia, the Czech Republic; just one of us comes from Slovakia where the majority of our songs originated. We all happen to live in Brno at the moment, and we meet and rehearse there. One could say we are all 'city children', yet we have all taken a fancy to folk music, and also to the pleasure we derive from it. And it is this pleasure and joy that we have been trying to give others when we play. It's not pure traditional music anymore; however, we are trying to follow the most important message of the traditional music to us: songs must spring from our souls and carry some message. We have been trying to discover and create folk music of our generation and express how we feel it and like it.
However, music is not the only thing that's going on in the Bezobratři band. In addition to the process of music making, there are strong interpersonal interactions that foster and strengthen our relationships, and at the same time, protect individual members from degrading psychopathological processes. In order to avoid a long and meaningless drivel, I will just say: "We enjoy being with each other..."