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Written in fRoots issue 334, 2011
 

SIEGRA
Memories Of The Stone
Folken Music 03 (2010)

Appealing, sensitive set of melodious trad Polish, Yiddish, Balkan and originals from Polish trio of Jarek Adamów on clarinet, sopilka and kaval, accordionist Bartlomiej Stanczyk and double bassist Robert Brzozowski, with occasional vocals from all three, well recorded in the natural, warm acoustic of Wlodawa’s old stone synagogue.

JAREK ADAMÓW
Etnomalia Projekt
Folken Music 04 (2010)

Adamów again, this time in a brasher context, his clarinet and kaval with electric guitar, bass guitar and drumkit in instrumental workouts based on traditional Polish dance tunes. His laudable aim is to find a modern expression of the mix of cultures that makes up Poland’s past and present, but perhaps this line-up gets stuck in the late 20th century.

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