Ararat (band)
| Ararat | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Christian pop music |
| founding | 1979 |
| resolution | 2011 |
| Website | www.bandararat.de |
| Last occupation | |
| Tobias Kurrle | |
| Daniel Konold | |
| Wolfgang Stäbler (from 1987) | |
| Hans-Joachim Eissler | |
| Thomas Schmid (from 1987) | |
| Bianca Poppke (from 1995) | |
Live sound mixer |
Jürgen Hinderer |
Management, lighting mixer |
Thomas Stäbler |
| former members | |
| Christian Stäbler († 1994) (1985–1994) | |
| Thomas Stäbler (1982–1987) | |
| Michael Stäbler (until 1991) | |
Ararat was one of the most famous German Christian bands until 2011 .
Band history
The beginnings of the band go back to 1979. The band was formed in Bad Urach as part of the tea room work “Oase”. The continued existence of the band was at stake for a long time in 1994 after the fatal traffic accident of the then singer and guitarist Christian Stäbler , but could then be continued with the new singer Bianca Poppke . Since 1996 Ararat played concerts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with that line-up. Their last major appearances outside of Baden-Württemberg were on the occasion of the German Evangelical Church Congress 2011 in Dresden , before they ended their active time as a band. The farewell concert took place on November 25, 2011 in Bad Urach.
Discography
Albums
- 1989: If not now ... then when !? (MC) (self-published)
- 1991: Volxmusik ( Pila Music )
- 1993: Himmelwärts (Pila Music)
- 1997: Weites Land (Pila Music)
- 1999: Towards You (Pila Music)
- 2003: with you (Asaph Music)
- 2006: Gold (Ruuf Records)
- 2011: 32
Other
- I want to tear open the sky for you. Thoughts on the texts , Pila Music, Dettenhausen 1994, ISBN 3-928601-08-3 (with annotated lyrics of the albums and caricatures published so far by Pastor Tiki Meeresmacher )
- Bianca Poppke (Ed.): Doubt, washing + laying? Retrospect and Outlook , Schulte and Gerth , Asslar 2002, ISBN 3-89437-770-4
- Songbook with sheet music (2002)