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...busking in Rostock 1992		...at Rostock´s sea canal in 1992
In 1992, the story of "Irish Coffée" started with busking. Only one year later the band already made progress by playing on open-air stages. Then in 1993, we got our great chance: "The Kellys" had to cancel one whole concert day and "Irish Coffée" did the job for them instead. Four gigs at one single day... The band became popular over the night... Since that day the band developed in a more encouraged and ambitious way. Whereas we had only played pure traditional Irish Folk at the beginning, we soon extended our repertory in order to play well-known folk classics and even the first self-written songs. The development went on by a one-hour presentation on a radio station followed by ten gigs in several TV shows in the meantime. Because of this ongoing popularity, a change in musical instrumentation was required. Whereas "Irish Coffée" played unplugged only at the beginning, they have added drums, a bass guitar and an e-guitar from 1996 on in order to encounter bigger stages with a proper sound quality.		at Warnemünder beach in 1993
photo session in 1993		...working in the studio at the 2nd CD in 1994
		So, the sound became much more multicoloured and also modern arrangements could be composed and played.
		Today, "Irish Coffée´s" repertory ranges from traditional classics such as "Red is the Rose", Dirty old Town" played in the style of a folk rock song, or "Casting my Shadow" played "New-Country-like" to songs by Tracy Chapman, Garth Brooks and the "Four Non Blondes". As it always had been, the band still likes open-air gigs best, since the fans can watch and listen to a live show that is special and undeniably "Irish-Coffée- like". Some of the (band)members had to leave the band again again, either by a change of their working conditions or private matters, but the basic idea always remained the same.
our first fans	The sound of "Irish Coffée" is marked by as fresh solo voices (aswell) as marvellous harmony singing accompanied by professional musicians that demonstrate loyalty, professionalism, humour, fun, flexibility and a good stage condition to their audience.	Rostock´s harbour day in 19966
on the NDR stage in 1997		in a New Year´s Eve TV show in 1998
on board of the "Atlantic" in Greifswald in 1997	"Irish Coffée" got acknowledgements by an NDR documentation about the band´s Denmark tour, by 700 concerts all over Germany and even in other European Countries as in small places as well as concert halls and on open-air stages in Rostock, Kiel Lübeck, Berlin, Greifswald, Stralsund, Rügen, Kopenhagen, Döllefjelde, Nyköping, Marielyst, Hessen, Hamburg... A mile stone in our history was the tour together with the "Olsen Brothers" across Denmark in 1999.	in 1999
For the first time we were treated like professional musicians by that Danish manager. at a concert in Döllefjelde (Denmark) in 2000 The 2nd CD can be purchased in the shops already for a good deal of time and the 3rd CD "Our live is music" is going to be produced before the end of 2003.		busking in 2001
our show in 2002		our up-to-date formation in 2003
Together with the 10-year birthday celebration in 2003 started the 2nd long awaited show and real Garth Brooks freaks should be truely happy about it. "Brooks Forever" is it´s name and this show is expected to become a new hit in the "New Country" music scene. Than was coming the 15-year bithday and the search for new musician and after metting with any irish dancers -Ruediger start to build a new show with 16 irish dancers and ,,Irish Coffe" called: ,,The Soul of Irland" Premiere was in may 2008 in Nykoebing/F Denmark ! Now we are playing in different Crews with musician 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or also the 10 person Band! So, have much fun at our concerts and: We are looking forward to seeing you!

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