Polish Village Music: Historic Polish-American Recordings 1927-1933

The principal audience for Polish folk and dance music in the 1920s and ʼ30s was Polish immigrants and Polish Americans living in urban areas in the northeastern US as well as in and around Chicago. This collection of music presents a variety of bands and musicians from that era. Although interest in Polish village music waned during the Depression, it served as a precursor to the development of Chicago-style polkas in the 1950s. The liner notes provide brief information about each selection, the Polish lyrics and English translation.

Track Listing

101	Wsciekla Polka (Wild Polka) Orkiestra Majkuta	02:58
102	Tam Pod Krakowem Na Bloniach Stefan Skrabut i Orkiestra	03:10
103	Tramla Polka Bruno Rudzinski	02:59
104	Ostatki Na Podhalu (Last Evening in Podhale) Karol Stoch Originalna Muzyka Góralska	03:22
105	Icek W Kolomej (Isaac in Kolomej) Orkiestra Majkuta	02:54
106	Zlota Rybka (The Golden Fish) Tarnowska Orkiestra Stasiaka	03:08
107	Wyjechalem W Pole Orac (I Went Out in the Field to Plow) Stefan I Wladyslaw Macón	03:06
108	Pijal Ojciec, Pije Ja (Father Drinks, So Do I) Frank P. Kawa	03:19
109	Po Bobowisku (In The Bean Field) Wladyslaw Dombkowski i Jego Orkiestra	03:11
110	Cialy Do Boxy (Charlie in Jail) Aleksander Brokowski	03:20
111	Oberek Z Gorlic (Oberek from Gorlic) Józef Brangel i Orkiestra	03:09
112	Pasla Andzia Pawie (Andzia Tended Peacocks) Ignacy Podgórski i Orkiestra	03:15
113	Dziadowski Karnawal (Beggar's Carnival) Józef Kallini	02:52
114	Oberek Kopacza (Kicking Oberek) Piotr Kopacz i Orkiestra	03:03
115	Nie Boje Sie Ulana (I'm Not Afraid of the Uhlan) Orkiestra Jana Dranki	03:16
116	Oj, W Bernie W Magazynie (The Magazine in Berno) Wiejska Orkiestra Kmiecia	03:14
117	Zbójcy W Karczmie (Bandits at the Inn) Makowska Orkiestra Dzialowego	03:05
118	Piesn Dziadowska (Beggar's Song) Waclaw Turchanowicz	03:22
119	Antek Z Manka Tancza Rach-Ciach-Ciach Stanislaw Mermel	03:03
120	Z Karpat (From the Carpathians) Baczkowski Wiejska Orkiestra	02:54
121	Gdy Bylem Mlody (When I Was Young) Wladyslaw Polak	03:15
122	Stach (Stan) Jan Wanat and His Happy Quartet	02:59
123	Okreznym (Holiday Feast) Polska Orkiestra Pod Bialem Orlem	02:56
124	Diabel W Niewoli (Devil in Jail) Wladyslaw Polak	03:24
125	Na Boisku (On the Sportsfield) Frank Dukla Wiejska Banda	03:16