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ST. NICHOLAS ORKIESTRA- "Kraina Bojn'w - The Land of Boyns" (Orange World Records - OWCD002 / OWMC002) The Saint Nicholas Orchestra came into existence in 1988, at first as an informal musical venture of a group of friends. Six years ago the Orchestra was established as an official student organisation and since then it has been centred at "Chatka Zaka" the Academic Centre of Culture at Marie Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin. They focus their activities on everything associated with folklore, especially whatever has been condemned to be forgotten, and yet can inspire and enrich contemporary culture. How to save the world that we now call "folklore?" How to think and speak of it? How to reconcile it with the world we live in? The Orchestra gathers together people who would like to experience adventure in folklore. This record is yet another such an adventure. "The Land of Boyns" is a continuation and a conclusion of their interest in the folk culture of the Bieszczady and Beskid Niski mountains. The discovery of their Land of Boyns was made in a certain large city where they were to play. The subtitle on the poster annoucing their concert read: "The music of Lemkos, Hutsuls and Boyns". Obviously, the author of the poster had made a spelling mistake and wrote "Boyns" instead of "Boykos" Ruthenians living in the Carpathian mountains between Lemkoland and the Hutsul region. After concert they began to have some doubts: Can they really say that they indeed play "the music of Boykos" or Lemkos and Hutsuls for that matter? Their music in its original form sounded quite different and sometimes they are even uncertain whether the lyrics they sing now are accurate and so, in fact, doesn't their music belong to the Boyns and not to the Boykos? So we can say that ORKIESTRA P.W. SW. MIKOLAJA is inspired by traditional Polish folk music and the folklore of the Carpathian Mountains, from the Tatra highlands, through the southern mountains of Poland primarily inhabited by the Ruthenians, Lemkos and Boykos, to the Ukrainian Carpathians with their still alive Hutsul folklore. In their repertoire there are Polish and Ukrainian songs connected with folk customs, ballads, kolomaikas all rather merry and melodious with strong rhythm, complex and elaborate arrangements that make every song unique. Included instruments are: violins, flutes and pipes, clarinets, accordion, dulcimer, mandolin, mandola, tar, balalaika, cello, congas and percussion instruments. Musicians: SYLWIA BEREZA : cello, backing vocals ANNA "MALA" LUKASIEWICZ :vocal, claves, backing vocals URSZULA KALITA : sopilka, scodootchai, vocal, backing vocals AGNIESZKA KOLCZEWSKA : bass drum, conga, djembe, bongos, cymbals, percussion, backing vocals MALGORZATA MICHALEC-KACPRZAK : sekund violin, backing vocals AGNIESZKA MITURA : backing vocals EWA SUDZINSKA : backing vocals JOANNA ZARZECKA : backing vocals BOGDAN BRACHA : violin, clarinet, scodootchai, dvoynitza, sekund violin, vocals, backing vocals SLAWOMIR LUKASIEWICZ : guitars, mandola, dutar, cabassa, backing vocals GRZEGORZ SALACHNA : sekund violin, balalaika, vocal, backing vocals MARCIN SKRZYPEK : mandolin, cymbaly (hammered dulcimer), jews harp, acoustic guitar, wooden spoons, kalimba, backing vocals BARTLOMIEJ STANCZYK : aacordion
1. Kolomyjka "Nowa" 2. Rock and Roll 3. Ne pidu ja 4. Isziel Janko 5. Kolomyjka "Mykolaju" 6. Polka spod wody 7. Wiazanka lemkowska 8. Dobry w Hemeryci 9. Zahrajte mi husli 10. U haiczku 11. Kied ja iszol 12. Liptowskie 13. Hrabajme 14. Tomu kosa 15. Bude jarmark 16. Hreczka 17. Lemkowska sob'tkowa