Performed by the Sowa Family Band of Piatkowa

The village of Piatkowa, first mentioned n the 17th century is situated 25 km to the southwest of Rzeszow in southern Poland. Along with other villages, such as Borek, Hyzne, Blazowa, Harta, Ulanica, Bachorz and Dynow, it was a part of a string of villages in the area between Rzeszow and the Carpathian Mountains, i.e. the Beskid and Bieszczady regions. The Piatkowians are very attached to their native music. Neither this fact nor the existance of a village family band if musicians are unusual; similar bands are also in neighboring villages. What is striking, however, is that this family band is 150 years old (in 1975when this CD was recorded). Polish - English language booklet accompanying this CD presents further details.

Song Title Information:

Wedding music

      1. Polonaise - Come on boys more lively
      2. Polka - Whose wedding is it?
      3. Krakowiak - To the church and back I've walked with you
      4. Slow dance - I'm the groomsman at this wedding
      5. Slow dance - But our little matchmaker wants only this
      6. Wedding melody from Ulanica
      7. Walking dance - There's a ram in the garden, little matchmaker

Sztajereks

      8. The Grandparent's sztajerek
      9. The Piatkowa sztajerek
     10. The Harta sztajerek

Slow dances

     11. As it's on the left it's on the right
     12. Slow dance of olden times - She ordered me to feed the chickens
     13. The Ulanica slow dance
     14. The Grandparent's slow dance
     15. The Blazowa slow dance - I went out to the field to plow for spring itself
     16. Slow dance of olden times
     17. Old slow dance
     18. The Grandparent's slow dance
     19. Slow dance of olden times
     20. Slow dance of olden times
     21. The Harta slow dance
     22. The Harta grandparent's slow dance

Waltzes

     23. Although I don't have a horse
     24. The Sowa family favorite waltz - The owl sits in the barn
     25. Waltz
     26. I have ridden often the grey horses
     27. Waltz

Polkas

     28. The polka for the foot - I'm not happy with the plow
     29. The Piatkowa polka for the foot - Hey in the forest she washed shawls
     30. The crazy (fast) polka - I'm a vacationer
     31. The shuffle polka
     32. The polka with a twist
     33. The grandparent's shuffle polka
     34. The cuckoo polka with a twist
     35. The Piatkowa polka for the foot
     36. Polka for the foot
     37. Tramelka
     38. Tramelka
     39. Tramelka
     40. The Borek polka, with a squat
     41. The angry (fast) polka