ASONANCE

Name: ASONANCE
Start: 2027-01-26T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-26T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Divadlo GONG

Tue, 26 Jan 2027 · 19:00

Folk group Asonance plays in Prague on January 26 at Divadlo GONG on Sokolovská street in Vysočany. The ensemble celebrates fifty years since its founding, traveling through five Czech cities on this tour - Prague, Plzeň, Brno, Pardubice, and Černošice. The program features Irish and Scottish folk ballads, Czech-language versions of songs from the 1970s to today, plus tracks from the new album Malcolm and hits from eleven previous albums. Divadlo GONG serves as a cultural and educational hub for Prague 9, hosting theatrical performances and concerts across various genres.

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About the venue: GONG Theatre

Divadlo GONG is a cultural and educational community centre of Prague 9, a contributory organisation located on Sokolovská Street in the Vysočany district. It hosts theatre performances by ensembles from Prague and beyond, musical events across various genres including regular jazz evenings, and educational programmes. The venue features a Large and a Small Stage and runs the Gong dětem project dedicated to theatre for children and youth.

Sokolovská 969/191, 190 00 Praha 9 Get directions

About: Asonance

One of the longest-running folk acts in the Czech Republic, this Prague band has performed Irish and Scottish ballads, reels, jigs and hornpipes since 1976, with Czech lyrics by Jan Lašťovička and instruments ranging from uilleann pipes to bouzouki.

series albums (including Malcolm 2024)

flight on stage (anniversary in October 2026)

What's new

2024-12
The band released the album Malcolm (15 tracks, 58 minutes) - their eleventh studio album at their own expense.
2025-03
Asonance launched a tour for the album Malcolm, performing in March 2025 among other places in Jihlava.
2026-09
The band is preparing a major anniversary concert for the 50th anniversary - the main celebration will take place on September 12, 2026 in the amphitheater at Konopiste.

Tour

PrahaBrnoPlzeňJihlavaPelhřimovBrlohŘevnice

Tracks

Dva havranifirst studio album (1992), title track based on the Scottish ballad The Twa Corbies

Alison Grossalbum from 2000, adaptation of a classic Scottish witchcraft ballad

Čarodějnice z Amesburyalbum from 1996, one of the band's most well-known albums

Království Keltůalbum from 2010, hymnic title song about the longing of Scots and Irish for their homeland

Malcolmlatest album (2024), 15 tracks with Irish and Scottish motifs

Recent shows

Jul 27, 2018 Země Keltů, Nasavrky
Sep 15, 2012 Slavnosti levého a pravého břehu, Roztoky

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