Asonance
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Asonance is a Czech band estabilished in 1976
| Asonance | |
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| Origin | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Years active | 1976 – present |
| Genres | Celtic songs |
| Members | Lubos Pick - Frontman, guitar Hana Horka - Vocalist Blanka Lastovickova - Vocalist Marta Nolova - Whistle Denisa Vondrackova - Keyboard Jan Rab - Violin Mirko Rokyta - Keyboard Roman Slaboch - Vocalist Petr Bohuslav - Vocalist Ales Zimolka - Keyboard Jan Lastovicka - Irish pipes |
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[edit] Biography
Asonance was founded on Jan Neruda's grammar school in late 1976. Former members of the group were Jan and Pavel Lastovicka, Milan Sterba and Frantisek Korecky. They started with folk and country songs.
1977 Eva Fibingerova-Schneiderova and Denisa Vondrackova joined band as a vocalists, Denisa as a guitarist also. Eva Fibingerova-Schneiderova left band early in the 1978.
1978 Blanka Stejfova (later Lastovickova) came as a replacement for Eva Fibingerova-Schneiderova. In the final competition "Pisni dlouhejch cest 1978/79" band won second place.
1980-1985 In 1980 Petr Vacek reinforced vocalists part, but in 1984 his performing ends due to emigration to the USA. In 1985 Petr Slaboch replaced him. In 1990 Petr Vacek returned back from exile and re-joined band.
Shortly performs Renata Belorova, Yveta Kasalicka, Veronika Glyknerova, Alena Charvatova and Vendula Hugova with her husband Jan Hugo. In 1982 Jan Rab joined the band and moved its songs closer to Irish melodies with his violin.
1985-1990 Second violinist Jiri Nohel joined the band. Double violin became characteristic.In 1985 Marta Fiklikova (later Nollova) came with her fife. Band added contrabass, bass-guitar and keyboards. A big event that cannot be omitted is arrival of later frontman Lubos Pick.
[edit] Band members
- Jan Lastovicka - (1976-present)
- Frantisek Korecky - (1976, 1979-1994)
- Milan Sterba - (1976-1990, 1993-present)
- Pavel Lastovicka - (1976-1987, 1993)
- Denisa Vondrackova - (1977-present)
- Eva Schneiderova - (1977-1980)
- Blanka Lastovickova - (1978-present)
- Renata Belorova - (1981)
- Petr Vacek - (1979-1984, 1993-present)
- Yveta Kasalicka - (1982-1983)
- Jan Hugo - (1982-1985)
- Vendula Hugova - (1983-1985)
- Veronuika Glyknerova - (1985)
- Jan Rab - (1982-present)
- Jiri Nohel - (1985-1990)
- Alena Chvatalova - (1985-1986)
- Marta Nollova - (1985-present)
- Roman Slabpch - (1984-present)
- Hanka Horka - (1985-present)
- Lubos Pick - (1987-present)
- Mirko Rokyta - (1989-present)
- Bohous Sykora - (1996-present)
[edit] Competitions
Pisni dlouhejch cest 1978/79 - Second place
[edit] Discography
| Year | Original name | International name |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dva havrani | The Twa Corbies |
| 1994 | Duše mé lásky | The Lover's Soul |
| 1995 | Asonance 1&2 | Asonance 1&2 |
| 1996 | Čarodějnice z Amesbury | Susanna Martin |
| 1997 | Má pravá láska | As I Roved Out |
| 1998 | Asonance Live | Asonance Live |
| 2000 | Alison Gross | Alison Gross |
| 2003 | Vzdálené ostrovy | Na Hu O Ho |
| 2006 | Jestřáb | Coisich a Ruin |
