Kaszubi (the Cassubians) are the most distinct ethnic group in Pomerania. They are distinguished from other groups by their sense of regional identity and the the wealth of their folk traditions.

SOURCES OF POLISH FOLK MUSIC

KASZUBY

THE MUSIC FROM KASZUBY REGION

Label: Polskie Radio (2001)
Catalogue No: PRCD166
Format: CD
Condition: GENUINE, BRAND NEW, FACTORY SEALED

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Tracks:

1. Prezentacja dzwieku diableskich skrzypiec
2. trad. Szewiec
3. trad. Za co Maćku koza bijesz
4. trad. To je krótczi, to je dłudżi
5. trad. Szewiec II
6. trad. Kowal
7. trad. 4 mile za Warszawe
8. trad. Łuowieczci chuedzo
9. trad. Polka "Władyś"
10. trad. Walczyk "Szyper"
11. trad. Polka "Zbyszek"
12. trad. Gęsty hud
13. trad. A ti ptaszku skowrunaszku
14. trad. Pod borem chojna stojała
15. trad. Sewy gołąbeczek
16. trad. Mamuelke muoja boli mnie głowa
17. trad. Kole lipy Kole wody
18. trad. Juz dosiekli pańscie Chłopi
19. trad. Polka
20. trad. Marsz weselny
21. trad. Od Błoetka do błoetka
22. trad. Chodzony weselny
23. trad. Rajo mie dziś kawalera
24. trad. Dobry tabaka
25. trad. Królowie jado, korony kłado
26. trad. Jedrze jabka, jędrze kreszci
27. trad. Pój sa żużku, mój Jezusku
28. trad. Rozkwitnęła się lilija
29. trad. W Dzień Bożego Narodzenia
30. trad. Juz idę do grobu ciemnego
31. trad. Polka "seka lesa guenila"
32. trad. Koseder
33. trad. Dżek
34. trad. Trojak
35. trad. Kutrowa polka
36. trad. Stoi dzewcze w uogrodze
37. trad. Lipa, Lipa, Lipaneczka
38. Pod borem brzózka stojała
39. trad. Muedry ueczka puejta spac
40. trad. Jem jo rebok
41. trad. Hej, żeglujże, żeglarzu
42. O tym jak Kaszubaze wsi do miasta jechał

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Performed by:

Various authentic folk music bands and soloists.

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About:

Kaszubi (the Cassubians) are the most distinct ethnic group in Pomerania. They are distinguished from other groups by their sense of regional identity and the the wealth of their folk traditions. Slavonic Cassubian tribes once inhabited the whole territory of Pomerania, from the mouth of the Oder to the estuary of the Vistula, but they never achieved independent statehood. The Polish kingdom competed with the German Empire, with varying success, for control over these tribes. The courts of local princes, the nobility and townspeople underwent gradual Germanisation. The Slavonic element, driven out of the western areas by degrees, has survived in eastern Pomerania. The village communities which cultivated their local traditions, have remained the mainstay of Cassubian culture. The Cassubian language has also survived despite many centuries of foreign domination.
After World War II quite a few Cassubian folk dance ensembles arose although none were able to achieve the fame of a Mazowsze or Slask. This CD presents their music performed by many of these folk ensembles as well as by many soloists.