Irish showband
Show Band is the name for a music group (band), the (usually mezzo-soprano) almost always consists of at least four to six musicians and one or two singers and is booked for larger events such as town festivals and gala events.
- 3.1 Classic Showband
- 3.2 show bands with stage show
Repertoire
The repertoire is mainly danceable disco fox in the style and the music are usually extremely popular. There are mostly played current hits, oldies, music from the eighties and German Schlager. A show band usually dominates also a choice of standard and Latin dances and is also able to play at gala events or balls.
Occupation
Basic Instrumentation
A typical cast consists of a singer and four musicians (drums, bass guitar, guitar and keyboard). The singer plays a central role, as she sings a lot of the titles and often will be moderating. Often, individual musicians take the solo singing some song or they have mastered several instruments.
Advanced Instrumentation
Many show bands have a second singer, a ( male ) singers and instrumentalists further, eg Alto saxophone, violin or a more guitar.
The show
One can distinguish two types of bands, show bands and classic bands with a stage show.
Classic Show Band
Classic show bands shine with musical perfection and professional stage clothes, which is often changed several times in the evening. A special role is played by the presentation of solo qualities of the individual musicians, which is staged as a show.
Show bands with stage show
This show bands in addition to the music and sophisticated outfit bind thematic blocks a show in their appearance. The show blocks are often designed so that the dance-loving public to continue to dance. They can be created as a parody or a serious cover versions in terms of cover bands. Examples of such show blocks are: - Rock 'n' Roll - Show in original costumes - Udo Lindenberg with hat, wig and leather jacket - Wolfgang Petry with wig, mustache, friendship bands ( The transition between serious and Cover parody is therefore sometimes blurred. )
Often comes in show bands of this type also pyrotechnics are used.
- Music group type