Artists - Góralmania 2023

Hot and explosive = that is, there will be music, there will be party! Piersi - a rock band founded in 1984 in Jarocin. The band was founded by: Paweł Kukiz, Zbyszek "DZIADEK" Moździerski, Rafał "JEZIORO" Jezierski and Andrzej "OLI" Olszewski. Piersi's work is characterized by mocking lyrics that always touch on important and current social, cultural, and political issues in Poland.

Kapela Ciupaga is a group of friends who share a love for highlander music. The band's repertoire was initially based on folk melodies from the vicinity of Łącko and Sądecczyzna, which was gradually enriched with very lively folk songs inspired by Balkan, Hungarian, Slovak and Romanian climates. Currently, the band also has original songs on its account. The great advantage of all members of the band is the lively and joyful transmission of music.

HOLEVIATERS - a Polish band characterized by an unusual combination of broadly understood folk music with the sound of swing standards and jazz ballads. The band's repertoire is based on the music of the Arc of the Carpathians arranged in the style of swing and jazz flourishing in the 1930s and 1940s.

Clödie is a rock formation headed by Klaudia "Clödie" Trzepizur, endowed with a predatory and unusual voice, vocalist and frontwoman, and band leader, composer, music producer Olaf Olszewski. The singer of the band participated in the 4th edition of The Voice of Poland, and sang the song "It's a Heartache" - Bonnie Tyler during her first appearance in the program. She performed the song with a real old-school singing and since then she has been referred to as the Polish Bonnie Tyler.

Aneta Larysa Knap creator of high-heeled moccasins and hand-embroidered jeans with the Highlander's 'Parzenica' pattern. A precursor of combining tradition with modernity in the clothing industry. He creates an innovative style based on the existing canons of highlander folklore emblems, merging everyday life and functionality with the flawless character of the Podhale region. Works min. on old highland fabrics. Vice President of the Made In Podhale Foundation

Polish artists, creating and performing in Chicago.

Polish-American musical repertoire, classic hits and new beats, that will make everyone want to dance and have a great time! Music band that plays on many different occasions and events - here with us too!

FolkNova is a Chicago etno-folk group. With Eastern-European roots, our music infuses an urban flavor to traditional world music. They extend the stylistics with latino - gypsy rhythms. The goal of their activity is to open up towards the young Polish-American folk audience in which they themselves have come to spend their present time.

Paul Strolia has been entertaining people his whole life. He became a professional musician even from his first show which was downtown Chicago,at a political fundraiser: before he could even drive! He played professionally throughout his high school and college years with the same 4 guys for over 8 years in the band Aidas. This year, he joined us!

We are a non-profit organization based in New Jersey, established in 2022. Our goal is to unite compatriots and supporters of the Polish Spisz Region living in the United States, as well as to connect all highlanders and supporters of highlander tradition into one family. Sykowny Śpis vows to promote the culture and heritage of our ancestors. Music, singing and dancing have been in our blood for generations, which is why we intend to share this culture - its beauty and richness - with others.

Polish Highlander group for the young and old in Chicago. We welcome all to come and see us dance. We are a Polish Highlanders group, and we want to uphold our culture and teach young and old of our tradition. We love what we do, and want others to join us and have fun. Everyone's family, there are no strangers, all are welcome.

Working with students and families to create positive musical experiences through lessons with great people in a structured professional environment is what our students have always been able to count on. We thank the hundreds of families that have trusted us with their music education throughout the years and hope you become a member of our musical family today.

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In 2015, Sławomir Zapała invented a characteristic character nicknamed Sławomir, which appealed to the American Polish community. He started his activity by creating videos shared on YouTube. He invited famous people to his music videos – Małgorzata Socha, Ewa Kasprzyk, Krzysztof Kiersznowski and Lech Dyblik. During the performances, they are accompanied by the band "We stick to Zapała".

Kapela Ciupaga is a group of friends who share a love for highlander music. The band's repertoire was initially based on folk melodies from the vicinity of Łącko and Sądecczyzna, which was gradually enriched with very lively folk songs inspired by Balkan, Hungarian, Slovak and Romanian climates. Currently, the band also has original songs on its account. The great advantage of all members of the band is the lively and joyful transmission of music.

Andrzej Szymczyk and Stanisław Borowicz along with their Polish Highlander band will play and enrich opening mass services that will be held on the 2nd day of the festival, July 14th at noon.

Polish Highlander’s Music Band (A. Szymczyk & S. Borowicz) would like to invite everyone to Góralmania Festival 2019. They will be playing during our Sunday Catholic Mass on July 14th at 12 p.m.

Some of you might’ve heard of us – those of you that haven’t, well… you’ll have the chance. It’s our greatest pleasure to announce that we will be performing at the GóralmaniaFestival in Chicago, where we’ll discuss serious matters, such as differences between living in Poland and the USA.

Odrowaz Folk School would like to invite everyone to their (góralski) folk performance on July 13th during the 2019 Góralmania Festiwalu. The group will dance and sing for you.

Michael & the Memories Band will perform different styles of music from Polka, Latin, Oldies, Country Rock!

Juliana Bobak along with Chris Koziel will be joining us at Goralmania Festival! They will be performing some of your favorite songs!

Jan Bobek follows his family tradition, and he began taking violin lessons with his father at age nine. Soon thereafter, Jan started taking violin lessons from Aleksander Repala and Bogdan Pawlikowski. Jan studied with Joseph Glymph at Northeastern Illinois University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education.

The singer’s music interests are multifold. Over the years, she has dynamically developed her artistic activity, winning more and more music awards in nationwide and international ranks. Her media success includes her participation in the finale of one of the most known Polish television programs “Must Be The Music”.

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