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Famous for: the wurst is yet to come
A four piece Bavarian style band, established in 2001, with credits from Alexandra Palace Bierfest to Channel 4.
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The Oompah Band was established in 2001 and plays foot stomping, thigh slapping German tunes in the Bavarian style, aiming to give any event a Hofbrauhaus feeling. The core band is a four piece of clarinet, tuba, squeeze box and trumpet, fronted by a clarinettist who also leads the singing and demonstrates yodelling. For larger venues they can grow to a six piece or a full eight piece band.
A booking brings two 50 minute sets. The first is mainly traditional Bavarian music and the second moves to pop and commercial numbers, with audience participation running through both: singing, swaying, clapping, a chance for couples to learn the polka and, usually, a yodelling competition. The drinking song Ein Prosit returns again and again. They bring their own PA, microphones, lights and background music for the breaks.
Based in the UK, they have played small clubs, private parties and large beer festivals for audiences of 50 to 5,000, in London, Dublin, Geneva, Manchester, Eastbourne and Nottingham. Clients listed on their site include Alexandra Palace Bierfest, The London Bierfest, Harrods Christmas Parade, Microsoft Dublin, Mercedes AMG and DHL. Television and radio credits include So Graham Norton on Channel 4, Richard and Judy, and the Today programme on BBC Radio 4.
A taste of the songs The Oompah Band name on their own website. There are plenty more in the set.
They play mainly traditional Bavarian music in the first set and pop and commercial numbers in the second. Tunes named on their site include the waltz ...und ein Bier, the drinking song Ein Prosit, In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus and Mr Blue Sky. One client review mentions everything from the Radetsky March to the Macarena, and another mentions Sweet Caroline.
The standard band is a four piece. The players listed on their site cover clarinet, tuba, squeeze box and trumpet. For larger venues The Oompah Band can augment to either a six piece or a full eight piece band, so organisers of bigger beer festivals or halls should say how many guests they expect when they enquire.
They provide two sets of 50 minutes each. The first set is mainly traditional Bavarian music and the second is pop and commercial numbers. Both include singing, swaying, clapping, a polka lesson for couples and usually a yodelling competition. The band also brings background music for the breaks, so the room is never left silent between sets.
Very little. The band says it can adapt to any venue and needs only a couple of chairs, a mains power socket and enough space to set up, which it gives as 5 metres by 3 metres. They bring their own PA, microphones and lighting. Their tips for organisers also suggest German style food and drink and encouraging guests to wear Bavarian outfits.
Yes. Their site carries a review from a client who had them at their wedding and says everyone was up dancing, singing and laughing. The client list includes corporate names such as Microsoft Dublin, Mercedes AMG, DHL and Hiscox Insurance, as well as schools, pubs, RAF stations and large beer festivals such as Alexandra Palace Bierfest.
The band is based in the UK and reports success both in the UK and abroad, naming London, Dublin, Geneva, Manchester, Eastbourne and Nottingham. The site does not publish a travel limit or travel charges. Whether they can reach a particular venue depends on the event, and the quote form on this site will get an exact answer.
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