Asonance
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Asonance is a Czech band established in 1976
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Genre(s) | Celtic songs |
| Years active | 1976 – present |
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| Luboš Pick - Frontman, guitar Hana Horká - Vocalist Blanka Lašťovičková - Vocalist Marta Nollová - Whistle Denisa Vondráčková - Keyboard Jan Ráb - Violin Mirko Rokyta - Keyboard Roman Slaboch - Vocalist Petr Bohuslav - Vocalist Aleš Zimolka - Keyboard Jan Lašťovička - 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 Lašťovička, Milan Štěrba and František Korecký. They started with folk and country songs.
1977 Eva Fibingerová-Schneiderová and Denisa Vondráčková joined band as vocalists, Denisa as a guitarist also. Eva Fibingerová-Schneiderová left band early in the 1978.
1978 Blanka Štejfová (later Lašťovičková) came as a replacement for Eva Fibingerová-Schneiderová. In the final competition "Písně 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 Roman Slaboch replaced him. In 1990 Petr Vacek returned back from exile and re-joined band.
Shortly performs Renata Bělorová, Yveta Kasalická, Veronika Glyknerová, Alena Charvátová and Vendula Hugová with her husband Jan Hugo. In 1982 Jan Ráb joined the band and moved its songs closer to Irish melodies with his violin.
1985-1990 Second violinist Jiří Nohel joined the band. Double violin became characteristic.In 1985 Marta Fiklíková (later Nollová) came with her fife. Band added contrabass, bass-guitar and keyboards. A big event that cannot be omitted is arrival of later frontman Luboš Pick.
[edit] Band members
- Jan Lašťovička - (1976-present)
- František Korecký - (1976, 1979-1994)
- Milan Štěrba - (1976-1990, 1993-present)
- Pavel Lašťovička - (1976-1987, 1993)
- Denisa Vondráčková - (1977-present)
- Eva Schneiderová - (1977-1980)
- Blanka Lašťovičková - (1978-present)
- Renata Bělorová - (1981)
- Petr Vacek - (1979-1984, 1993-present)
- Yveta Kasalická - (1982-1983)
- Jan Hugo - (1982-1985)
- Vendula Hugová - (1983-1985)
- Veronika Glyknerová - (1985)
- Jan Ráb - (1982-present)
- Jiří Nohel - (1985-1990)
- Alena Chvátalová - (1985-1986)
- Marta Nollová - (1985-present)
- Roman Slaboch - (1984-present)
- Hanka Horká - (1985-present)
- Luboš Pick - (1987-present)
- Mirko Rokyta - (1989-present)
- Bohouš Sýkora - (1996-present)
[edit] Competitions
Písně dlouhejch cest 1978/79 - Second place
[edit] Discography
| Year | Original name | International name |
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| 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 |
