Polish Folk Songs and Dances

Many of the source materials of Polish folk music traditions were stolen or destroyed during the Nazi occupation (1939–1945) of Poland. After the war, Poland undertook an intensive national effort to re-record this music by Polish folk ensembles from throughout the country. The present recording from 1952 is a small sampling of the country’s distinctive and diverse vocal and instrumental traditions. The liner notes include Polish lyrics, English translations, and descriptions of songs’ origins and composers, with an introduction from Manfred Kridl, the Adam Mickiewicz Professor of Polish Studies at Columbia University.

Track Listing

101	Wprow A Dzony (Introduction Piece) Tośtoki Ensemble	01:41
102	Clarinet Solo Tośtoki Ensemble	00:33
103	Folk Dance Tośtoki Ensemble	01:14
104	Wesele Lowickie (The Łowicz Wedding) Tośtoki Ensemble	10:12
201	Dobry Wiexzor Wam (Good Evening to You - Welcoming Song) Folk chorus	00:58
202	Dwa Golebzie (Two Pigeons) Mragów-Olsztyn Chorus	01:37
203	Skowroneczek Psiewa (The Lark Sings) Fryda Zajg and Ruta Klos	01:54
204	When You Go to the Field Krosno Song and Dance Ensemble	00:54
205	Jedzie Na Koniku Cisawym (Johnny Sits On A Chestnut Horse) / Koniku Cisawy Cisawy (The Chestnut Horse) Krosno Ensemble	01:58
206	Where Were You, Johnny? Filip Fanfara of the Krosno Ensemble	01:51
207	Siwe Golebzie (The Grey Pigeons) Singers and musical ensemble, Krosno	01:36
208	A Mountaineer Song Singers and musical ensemble, Krosno	00:54
209	Jacôk - Mountain Dance from South Poland Krosno Ensemble	00:35
210	Od Deblina Jasio Jedzie (Johnny Went From Deblin) Góra Chorus	01:20
211	Hej Kepa (Mazowsze) Góra Chorus	01:06
212	A Kolyssanka (Lullaby) Bagna Glembikowna	01:24