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Polish Village Music

Various Artists
1 disc

1. Wsciekla Polka - Orkiestra Majkuta :: Wild Polka - Orkiestra Majkuta
2. Tam Pod Krakowem Na Bloniach - Stefan Skrabut :: At Blonie Near Krakow - Stefan Skrabut
3. Tramla Polka - Bruno Rudzinski
4. Ostaki Na Podhalu - Karol Stoch :: Last Evening In Podhale - Karol Stoch
5. Icek W Kolomej - Orkiestra Majkuta :: Isaac In Kolomej - Orkiestra Majkuta
6. Zlota Rybka - Tarnowska Orkeistra Stasiaka :: The Golden Fish - Tarnowska Orkeistra Stasiaka
7. Wyjechalem W Pole Orac - Stefan I Wladyslaw Macon :: I Went Out In The Field To Plow - Stefan I Wladyslaw Macon
8. Pijal Ojciec Pije Ja - Frank P. Kawa :: Father Drinks, So Do I - Frank P. Kawa
9. Po Bobowisku - Wladyslaw Dombkowski :: In The Bean Field - Wladyslaw Dombkowski
10. Cialy Do Boxy - Aleksander Brokowski :: Charlie In Jail - Aleksander Brokowski
11. Oberek Z Gorlic - Jozef Brangel :: Oberek From Gorlic - Jozef Brangel
12. Pasla Andzia Pawie - Ignacy Podgorski :: Andzia Tended Peacocks - Ignacy Podgorski
13. Dziadowski Karnawal - Jozef Kallini :: Beggar's Carnival - Jozef Kallini
14. Oberek Kopacza - Piotr Kopacz :: Kicking Oberek - Piotr Kopacz
15. Nie Boje Sie Ulana - Orkiestra Jana Dranki :: I'm Not Afraid Of The Uhlan - Orkiestra Jana Dranki
16. Oj W Bernie W Magazynie - Wiejska Orkiestra Kmiecia :: The Magazine In Berno - Wiejska Orkiestra Kmiecia
17. Zbojcy W Karczmie - Makowska Orkiestra Dzialowego :: Bandits At The Inn - Makowska Orkiestra Dzialowego
18. Piesn Dziadowska - Waclaw Turchanowicz :: Beggar's Song - Waclaw Turchanowicz
19. Antek Z Manka Tancza Rach-Ciach-Ciach - Stanislaw Mermel :: Tony And Mary Dancing Rach-Ciach-Ciach - Stanislaw Mermel
20. Z Karpat - Baczkowski Wiejska Orkiestra :: From The Carpathians - Baczkowski Wiejska Orkiestra
21. Gdy Bylem Mlody - Wladyslaw Polak :: When I Was Young - Wladyslaw Polak
22. Stach - Jan Wanat :: Stan - Jan Wanat
23. Okreznym - Polska Orkiestra Pod Bialem Orlem :: Holiday Feast - Polska Orkiestra Pod Bialem Orlem
24. Diabel W Niewoli - Wladyslaw Polak :: Devil In Jail - Wladyslaw Polak
25. Na Boisku - Fraciszek Dukla :: On The Sportsfield - Fraciszek Dukla
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 7031
Credits

Producer Chris Strachwitz; Chris Strachwitz (Reissue)
Engineer
Personnel: Aleksander Brokowski, Wladyslaw Polak (vocals, accordion); Bruno Rudzinski (vocals, concertina); Michael J. Kendra, Jan Kalwaic, Stanislaw Bachleda, Jan Piwowarczyk, Josef Kallini, Adam Baczek (vocals); Fraciszek Dukla, Dombkowski, Franciszek Chowaniec, Jan Mroz, Ignacy Podgorski, Jozef Nowobielski, Karol Stoch (violin); Stanislaw Tatar (cello); Jan Wanat (accordion); John Baczkowski, Piotr Kopacz (clarinet, alto clarinet); Jan Wyskowski, Jan Wuyskowski (clarinet).
Liner Note Author: Richard K. Spottswood.
Director: George Dzialowy.
Photographer: Richard K. Spottswood.
Translator: Anna Baranczak.
This is in fact first-generation Polish-American music from recordings made in Chicago and New York between 1927 and 1933, and very nice too. Very varied also, with plenty of vocal material as well as early examples of polka as it prepared to metamorphose into an American ethnic (and to some extent regional) style. Included is nifty, forgotten music, remarkable recording quality, excellent notes. ~ John Storm Roberts, Original Music
Critic Reviews

Dirty Linen (2-3/96, p.89) - "...Most selections feature ensemble instrumentation usually led by two or three violins, with clarinet, string bass, and an occasional trumpet, piano, or accordion....Good sound reproduction and lots of fun..."