1. History

2. Band members

3. Competitions

4. Discography

5. External links

Asonance is a Czech folk band established in 1976.

History

Asonance was founded at Jan Neruda Grammar School in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in late 1976. Former members of the group include Jan and Pavel Lašťovička, Milan Štěrba, and František Korecký. They began by playing folk and country songs.

Eva Fibingerová-Schneiderová and Denisa Vondráčková joined the band as vocalists, and Denisa also played guitar. Eva left the band in 1978.

Blanka Štejfová (later Lašťovičková) came as a replacement for Eva Fibingerová-Schneiderová. The band won second place in the music contest "Písně dlouhejch cest 1978/79".

In 1980, Petr Vacek joined the vocal section of the band, but he left in 1984 in order to emigrate to the USA. In 1985, Roman Slaboch replaced him. 1990 saw Vacek returning from abroad and re-joining the band.

Other musicians who joined the band at this time include Renata Bělorová, Yveta Kasalická, Veronika Glyknerová, Alena Charvátová, and Vendula Hugová together with her husband Jan Hugo. In 1982, Jan Ráb joined the band and added Irish melodies with his violin.

Second violinist Jiří Nohel joined the band at this juncture. The twin violins became a trademark of the band.In 1985, Marta Fiklíková (later Nollová) joined together

with her wife. The band added a double bass, bass guitar, and keyboards. Significantly for the band, future frontman Luboš Pick joined around this time as well.In 1989, Asonance added Mirko Rokyta on keyboards.

1990 - 2013 Asonance replaced their lead singer with Petr Bohuslav, and drummer Aleš Zimolka also played with the band until his death in 2012 from a car crash. He was replaced by David Růžička. The band also enlisted the whistle player and vocalist Klára Lašťovičková, as well as additional whistle players Anna Rábová and Anežka Kufová.

Band members

• Jan Lašťovička - (1976–present)
• František Korecký - (1976, 1979–1994)
• Milan Štěrba - (1976–1990, 1993–2002)
• Pavel Lašťovička - (1976–1986)
• Denisa Vondráčková - (1977–present)
• Eva Schneiderová - (1977–1980)
• Blanka Lašťovičková - (1978–present)
• Renata Bělorová - (1981)
• Petr Vacek - (1980–1984, 1993–1999)
• Yveta Kasalická - (1983–1984)
• Jan Hugo - (1983–1985)
• Vendula Hugová - (1984–1985)
• Veronika Glyknerová - (1985)
• Jan Ráb - (1982–present)
• Jiří Nohel - (1986–1990)
• Alena Chvátalová - (1985–1986)
• Marta Nollová - (1986–2005)
• Roman Slaboch - (1984–present)
• Hanka Horká - (1985–present)
• Luboš Pick - (1987–present)
• Mirko Rokyta - (1989–present)
• Bohouš Sýkora - (1997–2006)
• Petr Bohuslav - (2002–present)
• Aleš Zimolka - (2004–2012)
• Klára Lašťovičková - (2005–present)
• Anna Rábová - (2006–present)
• David Růžička - (2012–present)

Competitions

Písně dlouhejch cest 1978/79 - Second place

Discography

External links

• {{Official website|http://www.asonance.cz }}
• Discography

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