PROGRAMME
Thursday, 5 December 2013
- 19.00 – Vernissage of the photographic exhibition “Their Portrait” by the Creative Group “Motycz”
Friday, 6 December 2013
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11.00 – “New Life of Tradition. Inspirations, Borrowings and Reception of Folk Motifs in the Contemporary Culture.” – Student Scientific Conference
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Concerts
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15.00 – Open Stage competition
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21.00
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Folknery, Ukraine
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FolkBeat, Russia
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10/15 PLN
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23.00 – Folk at Night: Agata Siemaszko and Kuba Bobas-Wilk, Poland
- 10/15 PLN
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Saturday, 7 December 2013
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Festival Club
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11.00 – Serbian dances workshop – Darko Bugaric
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12.00 – traditional bread baking workshop
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12.00 – music workshop for children
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14.00 – Lithuanian songs workshop – Kulgrinda, Lithuania
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16.00 – ethno- solfège workshop – Ilia Sajtanow, Russia
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Concerts
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16.00 – Stage under the Stairs: Polish traditional village bands
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18.00 – Main Concert
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Kulgrinda, Lithuania
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Vołosi, Poland
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St. Nicholas Orchestra, Poland
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Winners of Open Stage competition
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30/35 PLN
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01.00 – Folk at Night: Lotus Ensemble, Vietnam
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10/15 PLN
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Sunday, 8 December 2013
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Festival Club
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11.00 – Lithuanian songs workshop – Kulgrinda, Lithuania
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12.00 – estampage workshop – Michał Makara
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13.00 – music workshop for children
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13.00 – ethno- solfège workshop – Ilia Sajtanow, Russia
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14.00 – Serbian dances workshop – Darko Bugaric
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16.00 – “Reindeer Luck. In tundra of the Sami people” – Anna Nacher and Marek Styczyński talk about their book, tundra beyond the polar circle, the Sami people and music.
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Concerts
- 17.00 – Stage under the Stairs: Polish traditional village bands
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19.00 – Concert: Folk and Around
- Belegost, Poland
- Paddy and the Rats, Hungary
- 15/20 PLN
Other Festival events include: the photographic exhibition "Colourful World of Music Cultures" by Elżbieta Wieteska - Czechowicz, a handicraft fair and bead decoration workshops led by Dariusz "Koralik" Gołębiewski.
TICKETS
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Ticket for all festival events – 65 PLN (CD included)
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Sale of tickets: box office at “Chatka Żaka” on 2-5 December, from 15.00 to 18.00, and throughout the festival, an hour before concerts.
ARTISTS
FOLKNERY (Ukraine)
Folknery – a free-folk band, founded by Volodymyr Mulyar and Yaryna Kvitka in 2009. Participants are travelling musicians who travel around the country and world by bicycles, collecting authentic songs. Then "reincarnate" them by giving original sounding, or someone might say "bungling" the songs. Uniqueness of the band is a combination of authentic and modern driving rhythms, ethno and alternative music styles.
Folknery debuted in 2010 with the video clip for a song "Utenya" at the festival "Trypilske Kolo" (director – Oksana Kazmina, cameraman – Maks Hutsu). Practically since that moment they have been actively giving concerts and have been invited to famous festivals: "ArtPole", "Trypilske Kolo", "Terra Heroica", "Rozhanytsya", "Kraina Mriy-Rizdvo", "Mikołajki Folkowe" (Poland), "Rock-Kolyada", " Kraina Mriy", "Trypilski Zori", "Festiwal Folkloru Polskiego 46. Sabałowe Bajania" (Poland), "Letnia Akademiа Filmowa w Zwierzyńcu" (Poland), "Muzyczne Dialogi nad Bugiem" (Poland).
Beside their musical activity, Folknery annually go on cultural-ethnographic expeditions within their own project "Two-wheel Chronicles"; its aim is popularization of Ukrainian culture, collecting song folklore for their own repertoire, and promotion of ecotourism. During their bicycle expeditions musicians have travelled 6811 km and have made three films about their journeys.
Musicians:
- Volodymyr Mulyar – percussions, mouth organ, guitar, backing vocal
- Yaryna Kvitka – vocal, hurdy-gurdy
- Yuliya Sovershenna – vocal, drum
- Iryna Viryasova – accordion
FOLKBEAT (Russia)
FolkBeat Russian Field (FBRF) is a unique experimental music project from Moscow. Winner of an international competition in Siberia (2013), in the category of "Opening of the Year." With such a responsive and clever ethnographic approach 4 young pretty girls actualize Russian traditional folk songs combining them with the pop-music timbral and rhythmical idioms (with the BEATBOX technique and loop station) including hip-hop, drum'n'bass, jungle & punk rock.
Musicians:
- Svetlana Ivanova – vocal
- Maria Zibrova – vocal
- Svetlana Shestopalova – vocal
- Elena Minulina – vocal, beatbox, loop station
- Maxim Pavlovich – sound director
AGATA SIEMASZKO AND KUBA “BOBAS” WILK (Poland)
The Polish duet Agata Siemaszko and Kuba Wilk started working together in autumn 2010. They first met on stage, quite by chance, while performing with Teresa Mirga and her Roma music band Kałe Bała. Agata and Kuba have a very different musical background. Agata has been fascinated by folk music and traditions since her early childhood. Roma folklore and music of the Carpathian Bow region have become a major influence in her artistic development. On the other hand, Kuba has played mainly jazz and funk, but has also experimented with various other styles and has cooperated with a number of folk groups. What binds them together is music. Relying on free improvisation and inspiration from numerous sources, they have created their incomparable sound. Their cooperation was appreciated by the jury of the Polish Radio Folk Festival New Tradition (2011), where the duet was awarded Grand Prix and the Czesław Niemen Award. Their music was used also in a spectacle of the Zakopiański Theatre. Their repertoire consists of Roma and traditional songs from the Carpathian Bow region, but also includes their own joint compositions.
Musicians:
- Agata Siemaszko – vocal
- Kuba Wilk – guitars
www.agatasiemaszkoikubabobaswilk.art.pl
KULGRINDA (Lithuania)
Kulgrinda, founded in 1990, is an enchanting and mesmerizing folkloric group which performs the traditional music of Lithuania dating back to its pre-Christian culture: centuries-old folksongs and chants called dainas, with rich modal harmonies accompanied by the Lithuanian bagpipe (dudmaisis) and the zither-like kankles. Kulgrinda has earned rave reviews at folk festivals throughout the world.
Kulgrinda group, whose name refers to a secret path of stepping stones hidden under water, plays an important role in the revived Baltic heathen religion now called Romuva. Their music, like the path which is their namesake, is indeed a path of magical initiation. Performed entirely in Lithuanian and on traditional instruments, their songs capture the heart of one of Romuva’s important rituals, the rite of fire. This rite brings together the living, the ancestors, and the gods, and connects them by a bridge of fire and music to celebrate the harmony of all things.
„Many of the songs are multi-voiced chants of an ancient form unique to the Baltic peoples. They reminded me somewhat of the sung rounds of madrigals or English folk music where unusual harmonies are created by voice alone. As the voices overlap one another, some singing the words of folk songs, some chanting magical formulas, they draw you into a secret world where the stories of gods, heroes, and ancestors are told. They sing in praise of the eternal Fire which is the mediator between gods and men, and which burns on every hearth. They sing of the World Tree which connects the worlds of the ancestral dead, their living descendants, and the Falcon’s children – the heroes and the gods. They sing of mountains and waters sacred to the heathen people of the old times, and give praise to the goddesses of earth, fire, and the hearth, who are the givers of all good things on earth. Kulgrinda celebrates in music the harmony of the right order of the world.“ (Heidhvala Hawksdaughter).
Discography:
- 2001, CD "Zalvarinis" project with the heavy metal band "Ugnėlakis"
- 2002, CD and MC "Rite of Fire"
- 2003, CD "Hymns to Perkunas the Thundergod"
- 2003, CD "Sotvaras" project with avant-garde composer Donis
- 2005, CD “Prussian Chants”
- 2007, CD “Hymns to the Sun”
- 2008, DVD “KULGRINDA”
- 2009 CD “Hymns for King Gediminas”
Workshop:
- Kulgrinda will teach SUTARTINES – national musical symbol of Lithuanian music.
- Lithuanian multipart songs SUTARTINES were included in 2008 in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage Values.
- SUTARTINES (from the word sutarti – to be in concordance) is a form of polyphonic music performed by female singers in north-east Lithuania. The songs have simple melodies, with two to five pitches, and comprise two distinct parts: a meaningful main text and a refrain that may include nonce words. The poetic texts encompass many themes, including work, calendar rituals, weddings, family, wars, history and moments of daily life. Choreography is uncomplicated and movements are moderate, often austere, such as walking in the form of a circle or star while linking arms and stamping feet.
VOŁOSI (Poland)
VOŁOSI is a rising star among world music bands in Europe. The band was awarded the Grand Prix, the Czesław Niemen Award and the audience award called “Burza Braw” in “New Tradition 2010” festival organized by the Polish Radio. In 2011 VOŁOSI won the Grand Prix "Svetozar Stracina" at the International Folk Competition organized by the European Broadcasting Union EBU.
To most, this music will sound somehow familiar, and yet, at the same time, they will admit that they have never heard anything quite similar before. How can this style be characterized and classified? Perhaps as an eruption of energy that comes from great job of making music together. Perhaps as exploring the deep layers of the human soul, to which only music can reach. Or, perhaps as the search for primary force that drove man to create music. Finally, as they play sounds – improvisation on the border between different musical worlds. Undoubtedly, the essence of this music is a meeting of people from the realms of music that is ‘written’, and music that is ‘heard’.
On one side we have classical musicians, brothers Krzysztof and Stanisław Lasoń – instrumentalists from The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, whose dream has always been improvisation, and who share the love of folk music for all its spontaneity, vitality and beauty.
On the other hand we have the Highlanders; and the very special ones. Leader, Doubler and Bassist – all the finest musicians. They are self-taught, yet by no means amateurs. Vołosi is an ensemble that sometimes sounds like it comes from New Orleans. They have a certain ‘something’ that inspired the world a hundred years ago, when jazz was born. This ‘something’ is best described by the word ‘drive’. Zbigniew Michalek, Jan Kaczmarzyk and Robert Waszut bring a Carpathian note with multiple musical expressions which reach back to the Indian, Persian, Palestinian, Balkan, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Slovakian roots that all tangle here, in Istebna, Koniaków and Jaworzynka, where the boarders of Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic meet.
Here, in the beautiful Beskidian Highlands, accompanied by infinite spaces, the meeting took place; and it evolves to this day…
ST. NICHOLAS ORCHESTRA (Poland)
The Saint Nicholas Orchestra is said to have “invented folk music in Poland”. The group came into existence in 1988 when traditional Polish music was despised and neglected.The most distinguishing features of our music are: complexity, dynamism, “white” vocal and acoustic sound. We do not imitate anyone but always set ambitious musical goals for ourselves. On stage there are five musicians and more than twice as many instruments. We are meticulous about consonance and enjoy playing with riffs and various shades of sounds, not avoiding references to rock and jazz. We are keen on trance and progressive arrangements which captivate the listener.Nevertheless, we do not aim to modernise the folk source, but rather to create its continuation on the basis of both the contemporary world as well as our knowledge and sensitivity to tradition developed while exploring the folk culture. It is our own tale of the world that has faded away but is still extremely significant. Our goal is to harmonise modern influences on our music with traditional ways of playing and singing into one communicative and vigorous whole. For us the greatest value of folk music is its spirit which we want to discover together with our audience. We play acoustic and try to preserve the liveliness of the original in our arrangements and performance. This is why foreign listeners sometimes understand our music as a quite genuine continuation of living folk tradition.We have recorded 12 albums. We have played over 1000 concerts in 16 countries of Europe and Asia, the most important are: EBU Festival in Rudolstadt in Germany, Sfinks Festival in Belgium, Sheshory Festival in Ukraine and Rain Forest Festival in Malaysia.
LOTUS ENSEMBLE (Vietnam)
Lotus Ensemble comes from far and exotic Vietnam. It has only two members: one woman and one man – Vietnamese emigrants that left their native Hanoi at the end of the past century and settled in Berlin, Germany. These phenomenal musicians perform the traditional music of their homeland and play characteristic instruments, most of these not well known in Western Civilization: monochord, Citra, xylophone, Mond-guitar, several different percussion instruments – drums, gong etc.
BELEGOST (Poland)
A young band playing niche music: folk-metal. Their music, combining sounds of vigorous fiddle, energetic keyboard, dynamic percussion and heavy guitar, takes listeners into the atmosphere of lively feasts in smoky rooms, spiced up with strong beverages, and to dark mysteries of shady woods. Rock'n'Troll!
Musicians:
- Paweł Choniawko – vocal
- Andrzej Zadziorski – rhythm guitar
- Ada Szczepanowska – lead guitar
- Tymko Łasica – bass guitar
- Monika Kukieła – fiddle
- Krzysztof Bronisz – keyboard
- Sebastian Skrzypczak – percussion
PADDY AND THE RATS (Hungary)
Paddy & The Rats was formed by the singer-songwriter Paddy, Vince (bass) and Joey (electric guitar) in 2008. Then Seamus (drums) joined them and two authentic musicians, Sonny (accordion) and Sam (fiddle, tin whistle, banjo and bagpipe). In spring 2012 Sonny has left the band and Bernie took his place. As for their becoming rats, the six „Irish” guys say: punk is the same in music as rats among the animals – dirty and malicious, and they exactly play it. The band is combining pub music with hot and dirty punk rock. To spice up their own songs they use Irish pub music and Celtic features, but you can also feel the mood of the pirates’ and sailors’ world. The band’s first album – Rats On Board – was released in March 2010 by Nordic Records and it’s available on Itunes and Amazone. The second one is called Hymns for Bastards and it was released in spring 2011. The third one, Tales From The Docks, came out in December 2012. Those listening to their music won’t definitely stay sober, because the rolling jig rhythm makes everybody dance and even jump – and get drunk! Most of the lyrics are about drinking and pub stories (Fuck You I’m Drunk, We will fight, Pub’n roll). The last 3 years they had more than 300 gigs, they took part in festivals in Germany, Italy, France, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine and Serbia. At gigs they play their own with fiddle, banjo, accordion, bagpipe, whistle – and of course, a lotta rock’n’roll. Their aim is to introduce the crowd to different kinds of pub music and pub culture…
To be more precise: turn the whole world into a pub!
Musicians:
- Paddy O’Reilly – lead vocal, acoustic guitar
- Sam McKenzie – fiddle, banjo, bagpipe, tin whistle, mandolin
- Joey MacOnkay – electric guitar, backing vocal
- Bernie Bellamy – accordion, backing vocal
- Vince Murphy – bass guitar, backing vocal
- Seamus Connelly – drums