Ozimkowicz\u2019s Band is named after Jan Ozimkowicz, a 17th-century goldsmith and Persian language translator from Jaros\u0142aw, Poland. The band’s musicians hail from the same region, with members from Przemy\u015bl (Konrad Ozimek on fiddle) and Jaros\u0142aw (Pawe\u0142 Iwan on hammered dulcimer and vocals; Anna Iwan on bass and vocals).<\/p>\n\n
The band focuses on the traditional music, songs, and dances of their native Pog\u00f3rze Przemyskie and Dynowskie regions. They draw their repertoire from rural masters like W\u0142adys\u0142aw Pir\u00f3g and Wojciech Pilch from S\u0142onne, as well as the Sowa Band from Pi\u0105tkowa. Their music is also enriched with Ukrainian dances and songs once popular in this borderland area. At times, they venture beyond their home regions, playing melodies from eastern Poland and western Ukraine, following the spirit of masters like Jan Marek. The Rzesz\u00f3w fiddler, upon hearing a melody he liked on the radio, would fondly exclaim: “That one must be mine!”<\/p>\n\n
In keeping with old village customs, the band plays primarily for dancing. They develop melodic motifs at length, weaving them into suites and giving dancers ample space to truly express themselves. They are known to play all night long, until the very last dancer leaves the floor.<\/p>\n\n
The musicians are also members of other dance bands \u2013 Hajda Banda, Traszno, C.K. Kapela, Kapela Brod\u00f3w \u2013 with whom they have played dozens of village dances and received awards at competitions such as Stara Tradycja \/ Old Tradition, Nowa Tradycja \/ New Tradition, Miko\u0142ajki Folkowe, and the Turniej Muzyk\u00f3w Prawdziwych \/ Tournament of Authentic Musicians. \n \nThey also organise festival clubs with traditional dancing, including at the Festiwal Pie\u015b\u0144 Naszych Korzeni \/ Song of Our Roots Festival in Jaros\u0142aw, and in earlier years at the Festiwal Galicja Gnojnica \/ Galicja Gnojnica Festival.<\/p>\n\n
Performers:<\/p>\n\n
Konrad Ozimek – fiddle<\/p>\n\n
Ania Iwan – bass, vocals<\/p>\n\n
Pawe\u0142 Iwan – hammered dulcimer, vocals<\/p>\n\n
Karol Kot – baraban<\/p>\n\n
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