"Traditional Polish songs, with their cutting vocals and meshed fiddles are the foundation of Warsaw Village Band's repertory. But while their lineup is primarily acoustic - hand drums, hammered dulcimer, violins, cello - their sensibilities are modern. They hear dance -club drive and trancey echoes in the songs and they use recording studio techniques to heighten the central drones and eerie percussive sounds in their songs. Hints of reggae and guests like a scratching disc jockey should further infuriate purists" (New York Times)
The Cedar welcomes back Poland's edgy yet trad music act, Warsaw Village Band, touring hot on the heels of the US release of their fourth studio album Infinity, an epic work steeped in history and vast in musical scope.
"Fish swim, birds fly, the Warsaw Village Band sounds like a folk ‘n’ chamber orchestra-salmon charging up a set of rapids, and all of nature is as it should be." (PopMatters)
The tour is co-presented by the Polish Cultural Institute in New York. Supported by Stoteczna Estrada - Cultural Institution of the Capital City of Warsaw.
Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb. $20 advance, $25 day of show
"Traditional Polish songs, with their cutting vocals and meshed fiddles are the foundation of Warsaw Village Band's repertory. But while their lineup is primarily acoustic - hand drums, hammered dulcimer, violins, cello - their sensibilities are modern. They hear dance -club drive and trancey echoes in the songs and they use recording studio techniques to heighten the central drones and eerie percussive sounds in their songs. Hints of reggae and guests like a scratching disc jockey should further infuriate purists" (New York Times)
