At the turn of January and February, for the 8th time in 15 years of artistic activity, Warsaw Village Band will go to North America.

At the invitation of Andy Teirstein, multiawarded New York-based composer, traveller-ethnographer, Leonard Bernstein’s student, Warsaw Village Band will perform the music for the opera „A Blessing on the Moon. Part One: The Color of Poison Berries”, based on the Joseph Skibell’s novel. Music illustration for the hypnotic story about the Chaim Skibelski’s journey through Poland will be create by WVB and a cast of singing actors drawn from New York's Broadway and Opera performing community. In addition to unique tracks prepared for the spectacle, during the performance you’ll hear a few songs from previous Band’s albums and from forthcoming CD “NORD”.

Preview of the opera – 6th February 2012, New York, Le Poisson Rouge Theater.
Official première, which is also the opening of one of Canada’s largest festivals, “The Chutzpah! Festival of the Performing Arts”, and 2 additional performances  – 11th –13th February 2012, Vancouver, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre.

In “concerts” label on the website you can find fresh informations about firsts confirmed WVB gigs in 2012. Feel invited to the concerts in New York, Istanbul, Cardiff, Leeds, to the Band’s tour in Holland in the 2nd week of May, including i.a. concerts in Den Haag, Amsterdam and Eindhoven, and to the gigs in Poland: soon i.a. in Wrocław, Opole and Kraków.

See you!

PS. See the video by Grzech Wierzchowski, about last recording session of forthcoming album "NORD". English subtitles - soon.

For the beginning - best wishes for The New Year! Trance-full 2012!

In November Warsaw Village Band recorded in Warsaw's Sound&More Studio repertoire for new album „NORD”!
Sound engineers of the recordings were: Activator Mario Dziurex and Sebastian Witkowski.
Mix&mastering - Mario&Smok - Studio As One.

The Band's line-up, that will be presented on the new CD, are:
Magdalena Sobczak-Kotnarowska - voice, dulcimer, violin
Sylwia Świątkowska - voice, violin, płock fiddle, bilgoraj suka, cello, folk bass
Ewa Wałecka - voice, violin
Piotr Gliński - baraban drum, percussion.
Paweł Mazurczak – double bass
Maciej Szajkowski - polish frame drum, percussion

On the new CD, except Miłosz Gawryłkiewicz (trumpet), perform also guests from abroad: legendary Swedish band HEDNINGARNA and Sandy Scofield from Canada.

"NORD" will be published on the turn of March and April 2012 by German label JARO Medien and Polish Karrot Kommando.
More details about new Warsaw Village Band album – coming soon!

With 2 concerts in United Kingdom WVB started AD 2011 tours&concerts. We d'like to invite all of you on WVB gigs, here is the full schedule for this year:

11.03.2011 - UK - Salisbury
12.03.2011 - UK - Bradford on Avon
20.03.2011 - UK - Guildford
31.03.2011 - PL - Toruń
07.04.2011 - PL - Wrocław
15.04.2011 - PL - Sopot
07.05.2011 - PL - Siedlce
21.05.2011 - UK - Liverpool
11.06.2011 - PL - Pruszcz Gdański
18.06.2011 - D - Berlin - Breitscheidplatz
21.06.2011 - UK - Bracknell - Southhill Park Arts Centre
22.06.2011 - UK - Nottingham - Lakeside Art Centre&Theatre
23.06.2011 - UK - Pocklington
24.06.2011 - UK - Crawley - Crawley Folk Festival
25.06.2011 - UK - Gateshead - The Sage
26.06.2011 - UK - Chichester
01.07.2011 - PL - Warszawa + HEDNINGARNA
01.07.2011 - PL - Warszawa
09.07.2011 - MY - Kuching - Rainforest World Music Festival 2011
17.07.2011 - UK - Tolpuddle - Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival
30.07.2011 - PL - Bytów
07.08.2011 - PL - Katowice + DJ Feel-X - OFF Festival
13.08.2011 - PL - Lublin - Jarmark Jagielloński
10.09.2011 - PL - Warszawa
11.09.2011 - PL - Piaseczno
17.09.2011 - RO - Timisoara - PLAI Festival
25.09.2011 - PL - Legnica
08.10.2011 - B - Brussels
05.11.2011 - UK - London - LIFEM 2011
17.11.2011 - PL - Warszawa - Stodoła

On concerts ins Salisbury and Bradford we’ve played for the first time new pieces! We work on new songs, results of our preperation will be play on next gigs.

On sunday, 13th March, in “Globale Dorfmusik live” (Global Villagemusic live) radio programme, full recording of WVB concert from 2nd October 2010, from Bremen, Germany, was played by Nordwestradio Bremen, Germany.

We invite all of you to subscribe WVB You Tube Channel, with best WVB live videos from bests concerts.

Let’s meet on WVB gigs! Cheers!

We are pleased to announce that on 12 - 14 November, Warsaw Village Band will perform at this year's WOMAD festival on the Canary Islands. Organized by Peter Gabriel from 1982 World Festival of Music and Dance, is the largest and most important event featuring outstanding artists from the mainstream of world music, on which WVB played for the last time 3 years ago.

At this year's WOMAD, in addition to concerts on the main stage (13.11, 21:15, Park Santa Catalina), the team will lead the team will lead the workshop (13.11, 18:15, Miller Center) devoted to Polish music, songs, dances and instruments.

At the Festival, will also address, among others: Dub Colossus, Kuduro Sound System, Don Letts, Hanggai and Terakaft.

See you at WOMAD!

History has come full circle. In nature everything has its time and place, so it is with the the Warasw Village Band- everything rises from natural harmony and regularity.

August of that year saw the arrival of a second child for Maja Kleszcz and Wojtek Krzak. Therefore, they had to spend time, attention and activity on the family.

After a year of parental leave, the known, loved and valued returned to the fold- Sylwia Swiatkowska - violinist, fidelist and vocalist, and Magda Sobczak - Kotnarowska - dulcimer and vocalist. Between 2000 -2008, with Magda and Sylwia on board, the band completed its longest and most exotic tours, recorded four records and won top awards from, amongst others, BBC3 Radio, EBU and Polish Radio.

The band has been joined in earnest Pawel Mazurczak - a phenomenal bass player, known for rock and jazz scene. Seconded the violin and sings Eve Wałecka - from an early age linked to ethnic and classical music. Phenomenal, talented and young - he represents the second generation (how time flies) of WVB musicians, formerly a fan of the band as a teenager.

The veterans of the band remain unchanged - Piotr Glinski - drummer, teacher, experimenter and avant-gardist, thanks to whom traditional Polish drums are experiencing a renaissance, and Maciej Szajkowski - percussionist, founder and originator of the Warsaw Village Band.

The implementation of sound remains the responsibility of Mario Activator- the best live sound engineer, dub master and sound studio maker. He has been invited to work with leading musicians and producers from around the world including Zion Train, Mad Professor and Adrian Sherwood from the On U Sound.

A concert band, WVB returns to the best proven method of collective play. The power of WVB's music lies primarily in the discovery of archaic folk themes. The atavistic and mystical nature of the universal and timeless message and also in the community meaning and experience of live music.

The musicians are already working on a new repertoire. New themes will appear for upcoming concerts. The team also has plans to work with several artists from the across the world and to record live CDs. Thus, Ladies and Gentlemen - watch closely for WVB action and keep your fingers crossed. Until the next time!

16.10.2010 - PL - Sandomierz
13.11.2010 - ES - Las Palmas de Gran Canarias - WOMAD
03.12.2010 - PL - Krakow "Zaczek"
04.12.2010 - PL - Opole "MOK"
11.12.2010 - NL - Haga + DJ Feel-X