Traditional Music Festival “Na Rozstajnych Drogach”

Held on 9-13 July, Na Rozstajnych Drogach (At the Crossroads) is an educational, artistic and musical event set to give prominence to the fading musical traditions of Ziemia Janowska (Janów Land), a mostly rural area in south-eastern Poland, while promoting its natural and cultural heritage.

Roots Music. Poland – Norway

On 14 August 2014 the village of Radziejowice, central Poland, will welcome the International Musicological Conference “Roots Music. Poland – Norway” held by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw.

Crossroads Festival Kraków 2014: direction: SOUTH

The 16th Crossroads Festival Kraków: direction: SOUTH started has just set off in Kraków, Poland. It will last until 20 July.

The World of the Lemkos. An Ethnographic Journey Across Lemkivshchyna

Libra PL has just released Andrzej Karczmarzewski’s book titled Świat Łemków. Etnograficzna podróż po Łemkowszczyźnie (The World of The Lemkos. An Ethnographic Journey Across Lemkivshchyna).

Jan Karpiel Bułecka receives a ministerial award

Jan Karpiel Bułecka has received the Annual Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland in the “Folk Art” category.

Marianna Bączek awarded by Poland’s president

On 26 May 2014 Polish president Bronisław Komorowski granted honours to eminent artists and culture promoters. Among the recipients was Marianna Bączek, folk singer from the region of Kurpie.

Oskar Kolberg’s memorial renovated

Oskar Kolberg’s memorial at the Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków is going to be unveiled after renovations on 3 June 2014.

The Kolberg Year at the Warsaw Book Fair

This year’s Warsaw Book Fair is taking place at the National Stadium in Warsaw. The Kolberg Year 2014 is also present. Come and visit our stand! The fair will last until Sunday, 25 May 2014.

International conference launched in Poznań

Today, 22 May 2014, sees the launch of a two-days’ international academic conference titled “The work of Oskar Kolberg as national and European heritage”. The event’s honorary patron is Poland’s president, Bronisław Komorowski.

Folk Easter as recorded in Oskar Kolberg’s writings

On 7-14 April 2014 the Arentowicz Municipal Library in Włocławek holds special classes titled “Folk Easter as recorded in Oskar Kolberg’s writings”.

Songs Painted with Folklore

On 3 April 2014 the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz launched a series of 100 educational concerts called “Songs Painted with Folklore” to be held across schools and other educational facilities of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian (or Kujawsko-Pomorskie) province.

2nd Polish Music Convention

We are holding the 2nd Polish Music Convention on 12-14 May 2014 at the National Library in Warsaw. The event will gather Polish music professionals.

Oskar Kolberg on Polona

It’s the Kolberg Year, so let’s read Kolberg!

Kolberg exhibition at the Institute of Music and Dance

Celebrating the Kolberg Year, the Institute of Music and Dance in Warsaw has launched a special exhibition devoted to the prominent ethnographer and folklorist.

The book "Oskar Kolberg (1814–1890)"

The book titled Oskar Kolberg (1814–1890) is a popular representation of milestones and most important episodes in the life of Oskar Kolberg.

Report from the official inauguration of the Kolberg Year 2014

Watch a short report from the official inauguration of the Kolberg Year 2014 that took place on 24 February 2014 at the Warsaw Philharmonic.

Official launch of the Kolberg Year in pictures

You may now see photos from the official launch of the Kolberg Year, which took place on 24 February 2014 at the Warsaw Philharmonic. All photos by Bartłomiej Sawka, Cinefoto.

Official launch of the Oskar Kolberg Year

This Friday sees the launch of the Oskar Kolberg Year celebrations in Poland. Between 21 and 24 February a series of events is scheduled to commemorate this prominent folklorist and ethnographer on the bicentenary of his birth.

The Dance Night – a photo gallery

You may now see pictures documenting The Dance Night which took place on 24 February 2014 at the Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw, just after the concert officially inaugurating the Kolberg Year. All photos by Bartłomiej Sawka, Cinefoto.

Oskar Kolberg named the patron of 2014 in Mazowsze

On 10 February 2014 the regional council of Mazowsze named Oskar Kolberg

the patron of the year 2014 in the region to mark the bicentenary of the

prominent folklorist, ethnographer and researcher.

Oskar Kolberg – forerunner of European folkloristics

On 21-22 February 2014 the Institute of Musicology, University of Warsaw, is hosting an international conference on “Oskar Kolberg – forerunner of European folkloristics”.

K.K.K. Kontrolowany Festival

On 12-14 February the Oskar Kolberg School of Music in Radom is hosting the

2nd Kontrolowany Festival.

The 11th Regional Tournament in Przytyk: “Zapusty, or Polish carnival with Oskar Kolberg”

On 14 February the village of Przytyk will host the 11th Regional Tournament,

whose theme this year is “Zapusty, or Polish carnival with Oskar Kolberg”.

A portrait of rural Wielkopolska in wedding photos

On 24 February (3:30 pm) a photo exhibition titled “A Portrait of Rural

Wielkopolska in Wedding Photos” opens in Słubice, western Poland.

The Kolberg Year opening concert

The Kolberg Year will officially start with an opening concert on 25 February 2014 (7 pm) at the Warsaw Philharmonic. Tickets are already available via www.filharmonia.pl.

Kolbergowo – Rzeszów station – a Kolberg reading

On 10 February 2014 (10 am) the 17th Primary School on Rzeszów is hosting a concert titled “Fairytales, stories and tales”.

Press conference in Przysucha

Ilona Jaroszek, Director of the Open-Air Museum of Rural Architecture in Radom is holding a press conference on the celebrations of the Kolberg Year and the opening gala in Przysucha.

200th anniversary of the birth of Oskar Kolberg under UNESCO’s auspices

The 37th session of the General Conference approved a list of anniversaries with which UNESCO will be associated in 2014-2015.

Kolberg in Songlines

The current (#98) issue of Songlines, leading English language magazine on world music, announces the start of the Kolberg Year with a text by its editor-in-chief, Simon Broughton.

Songs, music, dances, games and folk rites: the launch of Kolberg Year celebrations

Two hundred years ago Oskar Kolberg was born in the village of Przysucha to become one of the most accomplished contributors to Polish culture and one of the most forgotten, as well.