Songwriters in the Round presented by Jud Caswell

Rene Braun is a singer songwriter, ukulele player,  composing folk songs inspired by the Pacific as well by the events in a daily life of a Mainer and a frequent traveler. René grew up in Czechia, lived in Germany and since 1988 has made Maine his home.

John Schindler: Originally from Saint Louis Missouri, John was influenced early on by that town's rhythm and blues and his Oklahoma mother’s singing. This funky start was drastically tempered by a nine-year stint in a Catholic seminary where silence and Gregorian chant were his daily bread. After leaving the brotherhood, and armed only with his vow of poverty, John moved to New England and pursued the path of an itinerant musician, playing in sundry bands and bad barrooms. It was during this time, he realized, that his audience could not understand Latin. Winner of both the 2003 Boston Folk Festival Songwriting Contest and…