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Another week, another interesting Polish release. This time it’s the highly-acclaimed and relatively well-known to many UK folk music fans the Warsaw Village Band. In fact, they won the BBC3 World Music Award in 2004 and in September and October this year toured a few British cities and played the Musicport Festival in Bridlington. They [...]

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Since you’re already able to say ‘hi’ and ‘thank you’ in Polish, maybe you should try and introduce yourself, eh? (the audio files below may not work if you’re reading this in an RSS reader) Nazywam się Will. ‘My name’s Will’. The simplest way to introduce yourself in Polish. Actually, hang on, there is an [...]

I’m glad to report that more and more quality Polish music is being released in the UK. The Guardian recently reviewed Anna Maria Jopek and Pat Metheny’s ‘Upojenie’ CD, which has just – six years after its Polish debut – been released in the UK. People have always been a bit ambivalent about her. There [...]

Today is probably one of the most important days of the year for most Poles. All Saints’ Day – the day when you remember those who’ve already gone. All over the country people will be going to cemeteries, lighting candles, meeting families and reflecting on life (well, not collectively – for many today is a [...]