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Eastern-European Folk and World Music

Karolina Wegrzyn is a polish singer, accordionist and song collector; hailing from the Sub-Carpathia (south east) region of Poland. Karolina grew up surrounded by folk tradition; heavily influenced by her grandmother, who coached generations of local youngsters in traditional Polish song and dance.

 

Karolina has since become interested in, and performs folk music from other surrounding countries; such as Ukraine, Slovakia and the Balkan states, as well as music from nomadic tribes that settled in and around Eastern Europe; such as the Łemko people and the Roma communities. She learned to sing in an ancient technique of white voice (otherwise known as scream singing). She also collects forgotten songs and stories by meeting with elderly citizens of her native communities.

 

In 2021 Karolina took third place at the Polish National True Musician’s Tournament in Szczecin. She regularly plays around the West Midlands with some of Birmingham’s best musicians and artists. She often takes part in Tereza Buskova’s street performances inspired by Czech traditions. You can also catch her collaborating with Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham and performing in the city’s Symphony Hall. 

 

Together with some of Birmingham's finest musicians, they create a heart warming experience with archaic stories and rhythms that will move your feet to dance.

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Little Queens
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Little Queens

Little Queens, or Královničky, as the festival is known in the Czech Republic, is the creative reimagining of an ancient tradition, which celebrates nature and the role of women within their communities.  The project also gives voice to female refugees and other expatriates who wish to express their identities within the intricate cultural context of their adopted home in the UK, bringing new colour, poetry and hope. ------ CREDITS ------- Creative Director Tereza Bušková Supported by Arts Council England Visit Sandwell   Project Partners Brushstrokes Community Project MotherShip Projects   Creative Practitioners & Supporters Bearwood Community Hub Blue and White Creative Multistory Oak House Museum Warley Woods Community Trust   Costumes Mariana Novotná   Embroidery workshops Tina Francis   The Queen Marketa Patelova   The King Karolina Wegrzyn   The Yarovit Goddess Zoë Simon   Little Queens Radka Saeedian, Lucia Húsková, Suchita Raj, Michaela Freeman, Mariana Novotná, Irena Jaitly, Siyona Raj, Maya Hurlow, Charlotte Freeman, Gréta Novotná, Jemima Gardener, Ellora Jaitly, Miri Emerson, Devi & Tali Patel   Musical direction / violin Oliver Clayton   Cello Bela Emerson Singing Karolina Wegrzyn   Songs Polish summer solstice song, “Kompałecka Mała Nocka” (Swimming In The Waters, Little Night) Ukrainian spring ritual song, "Oy Vesna Krasna” (Oh Beautiful Spring)   Canopy structure Studio Polpo   Camera Chris Keenan   Editing Stifani Brothers   Graphic design Jiří Bušek   Photography Carl Gibbons Dee Patel   Special thank you to Members of Sandwell Communities Jana Tillotson Jenine McGaughran Naomi St Juste Sorina Stallard Bianca Pirvuceanu Hasu Patel Tuckey Print Time Assist Ltd. Phi Forestry Billinghams florist
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