KAWALEROWIE BŁOTNI / Sceny z bezkresu

Publisher: Crosroads, 2012

Duration: 50:55

The presented songs are the result of a meeting of two aesthetics – contemporary and traditional music. For the first time “Sceny z beskresu” was performed by the Ensemble of the International School of Traditional Music and Kawalerowie Błotni during the 49th edition at the Warsaw Autumn Festival. The studio version was supplemented with an interlude and postlude on commission of CICI Crossroads.

Kawalerowie Błotni:
Krzysztof Knittel – laptop, sampler, synthesizer
Jerzy Kornowicz – piano
Ryszard Latecki – trumpet, harmonium, small percussion instruments
Mieczysław Litwiński – harmonium, violin, string zither, vocal
Tadeusz Sudnik – groovebox, sound effects
Tadeusz Wielecki – double bass

The Ensemble of the International School of Traditional Music under the direction of Jan Bernad:
Anastazja Bernad (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10), Zosia Bernad (3, 6, 7, 8, 10), Olga Kozieł (6, 7, 8, 10), Hanna Linkowska (6 , 7, 8, 10), Klaudia Niemkiewicz (6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Magdalena Sawicka (6, 7, 8, 10), Ewa Stankiewicz (6, 7, 8, 10), Zofia Szyrajew (2, 6, 7, 10).

Musical script for “Sceny z bezkresu”: Jerzy Kornowicz
Musical script of the album: Jerzy Kornowicz and Jan Bernad

Cover design: Sławomir Księżniak
Photos: Hanna Linkowska, Marta Żak, Mariusz Wideryński
Translations: Bartosz Wójcik

Directed by: Paweł Skóra and Paweł Pruchnowski
Teamwork and mastering: Tadeusz Sudnik