FAQ: hiring a Bavarian band
How to hire a Bavarian band for your Oktoberfest-themed event, answered honestly and without sales talk. If your question is not here, just ask me directly.
Where would you be travelling to me from?
We all live in Germany. That is why we often play in big cities such as Munich, Hanover, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Cologne and Berlin. We also drive to Austria and Tyrol, Switzerland (Geneva, Basel, Zurich), the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and northern France: Paris and Alsace are within driving distance. The French Mediterranean is not: for Nice, Cannes, Monaco and the Côte d'Azur we fly, just as we do for everywhere further afield. That is no complication: we hire a local company for the sound equipment and book our hotel rooms ourselves.
How is your band composed?
We offer different line-ups. With accordion, singing and yodelling, Elmar can already carry an event as a one-man band. It is better as a duo with a brass musician on euphonium (baritone), trumpet and alphorn. When our young female singer joins, the trio is the complete package for a Bavarian event. If you like we can bring more musicians and come as four or five people. And in Munich we can also provide Bavarian dancers.
What songs do you play?
Our programme is Bavarian music: polkas, mid-tempo songs and waltzes, mostly from Bavaria, Tyrol and Oberkrain, known in English as oompah music. We add internationally known songs so your guests can sing and dance along: mostly in English, but also in Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Turkish and Russian. On top of that we offer DJing, which makes every style and every request possible.
Do you also play mobile Bavarian music without a sound system?
Yes. We are very often booked as a mobile band, at trade fairs for example. Completely acoustic, with no PA at all, we reach an audience of up to 100 people.
How can I book you, and what security do I have?
Send us an e-mail and you will receive a quote. If you agree, you receive a contract. You pay the first half as a deposit and the second half one week before the event. If your event has to be cancelled due to force majeure, you get everything back.
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City, venue, date, duration, number of guests — that is all I need to send you a real quote. I answer personally, in English, German or French.
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