Concerts | Zawierucha [POL]; Pauanne [FIN] | Festival Stage, Błonia near the Castle

Zawierucha

The band Zawierucha faithfully continues the fiddle traditions of central Poland, and doubly so! The core of the band is made up of two talented fiddlers who cultivate traditional music – Kacepr Malisz and Marcin Drabik. The band is known for virtuosity, musical gusto and adherence to the fiddle tradition, grounded in Marcin Drabik’s years of training with village masters of fiddle music, including Jan and Piotr Gaca, Jan Kmita, and Tadeusz Jedynak.

Pauanne

Pagan spirits still slumber in the depths of the Finnish forests – Pauanne has set out to awaken them. The trio’s archive research has unearthed a wealth of songs from the long-lost, non-Christian tradition of Finnish folk music; stories of spells and curses, the dreams of shepherds, 17th-century witch hunts and magical iron fences that repel invaders. The violinist Kukka Lehto and Tero Pennanen on the Hammond organ and keyboards collect, arrange and further compose the repertoire while the percussionist Oskari Lehtonen provides rhythmic enhancement.

Pauanne is fascinated by the “outrageous beliefs” of the past and its endemic prejudices, paranoia, fear of foreigners and persecution of women. In their songs and videos, they show that these traits are still very much alive, just dressed in modern clothes. The debut album Pauanne was released in 2019 by Nordic Notes (DE).

Recently,  Pauanne has performed at WOMEX  Worldwide Music Expo, WOMAD Las Palmas, Folkelarm Oslo, Nordic Folk Alliance Gothenburg and Haapavesi Folk, to name a few.

Members

Kukka Lehto – violin, keyboards, archive tapes

Tero Pennanen – hammond B3 organ, keyboards, archive tapes

Oskari Lehtonen – drums, percussions, archive tapes

Details 
When: 20 August, 19.30
Where: Festival Stage, Błonia near the Castle
Admission free