ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <meta name="description" content="description" /> <meta name="keywords" content="keywords" /> <meta name="author" content="author" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css" media="screen" /> <title>The Mirage Band - Greek & English Live Music</title> </head> <!-- high margin = thin layout --> <body style="margin: 0 18%;"> <div class="container"> <div class="header" align="center"> <table width="100%" height="120px" border="0px" cellspacing="0px" cellpadding="0px"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="234px"> <a href="index.html"> <img src="img/mirage_title.jpg" height="120px"></a> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%"> <img src="img/mirage_title_strip.jpg" width="100%" height="120px"></a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="stripes"> <span></span> </div> <div class="nav"> <a href="index.html">Home</a> <a href="band_members.html">Band Members</a> <a href="testimonials.html"> Testimonials</a> <a href="gallery.html">Gallery</a></li> <a href="audio_video.html"> Audio & Video</a></li> <a href="contact_us.html">Contact Us</a> <div class="clearer"> <span></span> </div> </div> <div class="stripes"> <span></span> </div> <div class="main"> <div class="left"> <div class="content"> <h1> Home Page</h1> <p> Specialising in weddings, engagements, christenings, dinner dances and corporate functions Mirage will create the perfect atmosphere for your event whilst catering for every aspect of your needs.</p> <h2> THE BAND</h2> <p> Mirage is an accomplished 6 piece live band playing the best in both modern and traditional Greek & English Music to the Greek community. Comprising two main vocalists (Male & Female) and including the traditional instruments of a violin and a bouzouki, the band also includes percussion, keyboards and guitar.</p> <p> <img class="leftalign" src="img/bouzouki_sm.gif">Having formed 10 years ago, Mirage is a very established group within the Greek community and is recognised as one of the top 5 Greek Function bands in London. More recently, Mirage has also begun to also establish itself within the more wider UK community performing its comprehensive English repetoir at both weddings and corporate functions. With an average age of 36, each member of the band has at the very least 20 years of professional experience and so have collectively played music for over 120 years.</p> <h2> REPETOIR</h2> <p> Mirage has an extensive, infinite repertoire of both modern and traditional Greek and English music.</p> <p> Greek Repetoire includes artists such as:</p> <div class="descr"> Terzis, Sfakianakis, Volanis, Alkeos, Melas, Vanti, Zina, Kourkoulis, Remos, Mitropanos, Dionysiou, Katsanzidis, Parios, Angeloboullos Theothorithou, Vissi, Karbi etc.</div> <p> English Repetoire includes artists such as:</p> <div class="descr"> Frank Sinatra, Shakiara, Kevin Little, Duffy, Lionel Richie, Elvis, Madonna, George Michael, Rianna, George Benson, Gypsy Kings, and much, much more, in fact too much to mention.</div> <br /> <p> The band also incorporates the pre-marital (Stolizma) service which comprises of the Violin and the Bouzouki. Here the traditional Wedding songs for the bride and the groom will be performed as they prepare for their big day.</p> <p> <img class="rightalign" src="img/mic_sm.gif"> The Violin is used extensively for all traditional dances eg  the pinning of money on the bride and groom , the  koumbarous and koumeres dances and other traditional dances. Due to years of experience performing at weddings, the band are more than happy to guide and advise you on the traditional aspects, form and customs of a typical Greek Cypriot wedding.</p> <p> The amount of Greek and English music performed at each function is always at the discretion of the client. The band will always lead the way on what music is played on the night based on their experience, but ultimately the client will always have the last word on this matter.</p> <h2> VENUES</h2> <p> The band, have played from some of the smallest to some of the largest and most exclusive venues in the UK. Now, as one of the leading bands in the country, the band are regularly performing at venues such as: Mirage has performed at countless functions throughout the UK. In addition to London and its surrounding areas, Mirage has also performed in: Plymouth, Southampton, Portsmouth, Brighton, Bristol, Weston-Supermare, Margate, Clacton-on-sea, Great Yarmouth, Leicester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Scunthorpe, Derby, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, York and Huddersfield. The band has also performed in Cyprus.</p> <p> Our service is very reliable and professional and our aim is to ensure that your fuction is made complete with a perfomance that will cater for both you and all of your guests.</p> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="subnav"> <h1> Events</h1> <p> Below is a list of up and coming events we have planned for the future.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.bouzoukiainlondon.com">Bouzoukia In London</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">Bouzouki Mania</a></li> <li><a href="index.html">New Years Eve - Dinner & Dance</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="clearer"> <span></span> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <div class="col3"> <h2> Menu</h2> <ul> <li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li> <li><a href="band_members.html">Band Members</a></li> <li><a href="testimonials.html">Testimonials</a></li> <li><a href="gallery.html">Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="audio_video.html">Audio & Video</a></li> <li><a href="contact_us.html">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col3center"> </div> <div class="col3"> <h2> </h2> </div> <div class="bottom"> <span class="left">&copy; 2010 <a href="index.html">MirageBand.co.uk</a>.</span> <span class="right">Design By Fine Advantage</span> <div class="clearer"> <span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>