Franui is the name of an alpine meadow in the East Tyrolean village of Inner- villgraten, where most of the musicians grew up. The word is of Rhaeto-Manic origin and refers to the geographical proximity to the Ladin-speaking region in the Dolomites. The Musicbanda of the same name has been playing at the most important festivals since 1993, including the Salzburg Festival, the Bregenz Festival and the Ruhrtriennale, at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Philharmonie Luxembourg, the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Philharmonie de Paris.
Johannes EDER (clarinet & bass clarinet), Andreas FUETSCH (tuba), Romed HOPFGARTNER (soprano, alto saxophone & clarinet), Markus KRALER (double bass & accordion), Angelika RAINER (harp, zither & vocals), Bettina RAINER (hammered dulcimer & vocals), Markus RAINER (trumpet & vocals), Andreas SCHETT (trumpet, vocals & musical direction), Martin SENFTER (valve trombone & vocals), Nikolai TUNKOWITSCH (violin)