Modern folk, jazz and blues – Krakow Street Band on August 7 at the Summer Monastery of Radio Krakow
Photo Fedorowicz
The Krakow Street Band was founded in 2014 and all musical activities took place in the Krakow Market Square. Spontaneous playing for the street from the first initiative to the idea of a new album. The debut was created thanks to a crowdfunding campaign – happy donations, an album thanks to which, paid to “Pole Potrafi” accounts, thanks to which 170% of the expected budgets were collected in a month! And that was just the beginning … The band made it to the finals of the Must Be The Music program, gaining excellent opinions from the jury at every step. In the annual magazine “Blues” Krakow Street Bandwój band T titles “Discovery of the Year 2014” and “Team of the Year 2015”. Another year, for the next album, this time very unique – an album dedicated to the memory of Jerzecik, the first Polish creator of a bluegrass album. Compositions from the repertoire of his band, “Little Ole Opry”, must be recorded together with Krystyna Święcia-Wójcik and guest packages from the Krakow music world. In March 2018, Krakow Street Band – as the winner of the Polish national team, represented our country no European Blues Challenge 2018 in Hell (Norway). Moments later, later also special individual available – Łukasz Wiśniewski improved for “Vocalist of the Year 2017”, and Tomek Kruk received the title “Guitarist of the Year 2017” according to readers of the magazine “Twój Blues”. In the production of 2019, the latest album Fri. “Going Away” received nomination for the Fryderyki 2019 awards in the Blues / Country Album of the Year category.
Radio Kraków summer scene – Kraków Street Band. August 7 at 17.00, courtyard of Radio Krakow.
The band will perform in the line-up: Łukasz Wiśniewski – vocal / harmonica / acoustic guitar; Tomek Kruk – dobro guitar / electric guitar; Jacek Długosz – acoustic guitar / electric guitar; Miłosz Skwirut – double bass; Krzysztof Chlipała – saxophone; Radek Mosurek – trumpet; Adam Partyka – drums.
The concert will be conducted by Agnieszka Barańska.
Free aerial invitations /available at the radio station (al. J. Słowackiego 22) – reservation at no. phone: +48 12 630 60 00.
Broadcasting the concert on the air.