En Bref

En Bref is a Canadian folk-rock musical group.[https://www.ledroit.com/archives/en-bref-lance-silence-radio-e33793411b585ab35169aaece4f0fb74 "En Bref lance Silence Radio"]. Le Droit, March 19, 2014. Based in Sudbury and North Bay, Ontario, the band consists of vocalist and guitarist Yves Doyon, guitarist Martin Laforest, bassist Scott Aultman and drummer Shawn Sasyniuk.[https://l-express.ca/en-bref-brise-un-silence-de-17-ans/ "En bref brise un silence de 17 ans"]. L'Express, April 1, 2014.

Formed in 1992,"En Bref et en large". Jeune atout, September 1995. the band performed locally in Northern Ontario, and at francophone music festivals in Ottawa, Montreal and Winnipeg, and won the La Brunante competition for emerging bands in 1994."La Nuit sur l’étang : De retour avec un nouveau

message". Liaison, May 1994.

They released their self-titled debut album in 1997."Trois nouveaux albums lancés à Sudbury". Liaison, May 1997. They attracted some attention from major record labels, but due to management problems were not signed and broke up for a number of years.[https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/breaking-the-silence-249507 "Breaking the silence"]. Northern Life, March 14, 2014. In the mid-2000s, they reunited to perform occasional live shows, and independently released a live album recorded at Sudbury's Little Montreal bar in 2012.

Their second studio album, Silence Radio, was released in 2014.[https://www.ledroit.com/archives/en-bref-sort-de-sa-longue-parenthese-7976e24b7b00563d859a96f6588e6c37 "En Bref sort de sa longue parenthèse"]. Le Droit, March 22, 2014. The album was promoted with live performances at both Sudbury's La Nuit sur l'étang and Ottawa's Festival Franco-Ontarien.