The Groop | en

There have been two groups called 'The Groop'; 1. A shortlived sunshine pop act, formed and disbanded in 1969. It consisted of Susan Musmanno, Corlynn Hanney, Brian Griffith and Richard Caruso. They recorded one self-titled LP in 1969, which remained an extreme obscurity until it was finally released on CD in 2007. At its best, it's sunshine pop at its finest, with soaring harmonies and elaborate string arrangements. 2. An Australian garage rock band, first formed in 1964, the original incarnation of which released a number of singles and two albums. The band won the Hoadley's National Battle of the...

Finnish mezzo-soprano Monica Groop´s wide-ranging career is based upon repertory of great music adventurousness. Specialities in non-mainstream music and standard fare have enabled this artist to appear in concert and operatic roles across the world. The Nordic singer´s repertory is a rich and varied mixture of Baroque, solid classical repertoire and modern masters. Monica Groop has performed with many of the major opera companies and orchestras of the world including the Bayrische Staatsoper, Covent Garden, Royal Opera of Stockholm, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Cologne, Paris and the New York City Opera, the Glyndebourne and the Aix-en-Provence festivals. Orchestra appearances include the...

Groop Dogdrill were a rock band formed in the early 1990s in the Northern English town of Doncaster, UK, by Damien "Damo" Fowkes (bass), Pete Spiby (vocals/guitar) and Hugh "Hug" Kelly (drums). They achieved modest success, releasing a number of singles and two albums in between numerous tours of the UK, before finally splitting up in 2001. The band were originally called Dogdrill, until they played a show with The Wedding Present at The Tunbridge Wells Forum, on 24 August 1994. Darren Belk (friend of the band and frontman/guitarist with Beachbuggy) was playing bass guitar at the time for The...