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Fragment Who is Fragment? Svat'a Kotas - banjo Henrich Novak - dobro, vocals Emil Formanek - guitar, vocals Jiri Pola - bass, vocals Jana Dolankova - lead vocal A Little History . . . Fragment was formed in 1993 by banjo player, Svat'a Kotas, who is a veteran of the Czecho-Slovak bluegrass scene. Kotas played formerly with Robert Kreston (Druha Trava/Second Grass) in an influential group from the 1970s called Poutnici. The landmark album Bluegrass '90, in which Kotas was a participant, brought him national awards for Best Banjo Player of the Year, Best Instrumental band of the Year, and Best Album of the Year. Bassist and songwriter, Jiri Pola is another former member of Poutnici; and the currently works with the Flatt & Scruggs Revival Band in addition to Fragment. Henrich Novak, the band's dobro player who also holds a degree in microbiology, is considered by many to be one of the three best dobro players in Europe. Emil Formanek and Jana Dolankova, both just in their 20s, round out Fragment. Jana is a journalism at the University of Komensky in Bratislava, and is the "designated English speaker" for this band. In just two short years, Fragment has recorded their Sunday afternoon CD on the UMG Country Records label and appeared on both Czech and Slovak national television, as well as at a number of festivals. At the 1994 Annual Banjo Jamboree in the Czeck Republic, Fragment won top honors for Best Band and Best CD of the year. They have recently signed with the Popron label and are working on a second recording, between European tour dates in 1995. Bookings: For bookings, please contact: Henrich Novak Stefana Kralika 20 841 70 Bratislava SLOVAKIA 011-42-7-775869 or Lubomir Novotny FAX 011-42-5-575305 Discography Little Dreams Sny Sunday Afternoon Svata Kotas: "Late at Night" "Little Dreams" Balls in the Corner Can't You Hear Me Calling Angel 229k .wav * 1200k .wav Hands Off Máš Svuj Plán "Sny" Vune Léta Ruce Pryc Máš Jen Svuj Plán Brokátové Ráno Smutek Tichý Vchádza Do Nocí Prílis Blízko Snum Andel Nikoho Bláznivé Sny Sestálý Obraz 224k .wav * 1151k .wav Sny "Sunday Afternoon" Put Your Trust in Me 207k .wav * 1077k .wav I Don't Know Why Fiddlin Man Dance Of The Storks Forget Me Goodbye Waltz I'm Gettin' Older Confusion At The Third Bridge We Don't Really Know (What We Want) Wild Wind The Scholar Hotel Hillary Lost Between the Two Mountains Sunday Afternoon Svata Kotas: "Late at Night" Banjo Time Pochoutka/ Delicatesse 221k .wav * 1329k .wav Zpátecní cestou/On the Way Back Nová akustická/ New Acoustic Song Swing pro tebe/ Swing for You Telegram/ Wire Jen tak/ Just So Cikánská noc/ Gypsy Night Pozde v noci/ Neskoro v noci/ Late at Night Kondor v.../ Condor passé Na zàver/ At the End

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