Down the River’ officially began in 2011 in Dublin.
However, its roots went further back.
Four friends who love rock'n'roll - Jaromir Pelczar - vocalist and guitarist, Isaac Rivera - guitarist, Paweł Kiełbasa - drummer and Piotr Błaż - bassist, began sharing their passion for music — forming the band known as "Long Winter".
That project was initially built around spontaneously getting together with friends and experimenting with music, without any serious plans for the future.
"Long Winter" did not last too long, for various reasons the drummer and bassist left the band, but not before helping create songs such as "Happiness", " Waves", "Time" and "Breakout".
Nevertheless, Jaro and Zako wanted to work on.
They quickly recruited new musicians – a bassist Artur Nowak and a drummer Sebastian Bachowski.
Soon afterwards the project was enriched by keyboardist Rafał Wiśniewski.
With this lineup, the guys kept playing old songs while working on new masterpieces.
The new band was named "Down The River", an idea taken from the song "Kitchenware and candybars " by "Stone Temple Pilots".
The band recorded a short demo at Loop Studios in Dublin, containing four songs: "Scream", "Peace Of Mind", "Dreaming" and " Destination".
In mid-2011, more personnel changes took place.
A new, gifted drummer, David Gergo joined the band.
The band members began to create and refine some new material.
The mix of different characters and personalities created an inspiring atmosphere.
"Down the River" worked on lots of new ideas and created new songs such as "Left Behind" and "You Know The Price", recorded in Dublin Westland Studios.
"Left Behind" was the dawning of a new era in the band’s history.
A few months later, with the cooperation of young students, the band recorded their first video to that song.
The group continues their devotion to creating new works.
Their style is characterized by interesting and dynamic guitar arrangements complemented by engaging keyboards.
The river increases its flow...
The band begins touring on the Dublin rock scene.
Concerts at the Thomas House, Fibber Magees and the Mezz, are warmly received by audiences.
Fruitful work on new tracks creates a climate leading to further development and a maturing of the band’s style, characterized by an ability to skilfully move between different styles of rock.
This leads to another recording session in the Westland Studios. It results in creating songs such as "Sunday Morning", "Going Down " and "The Other Side Of Fear". Additionally, playing concerts and sharing a music video, pushes the band’s profile in the media world.
The first articles in the press appear, and the band is invited to their first radio interview.
Thanks to the positive atmosphere and building momentum, "Down The River" is no longer confined within the four walls of its own rehearsal room. Now it is a powerful river, flowing rapidly into the ocean of music, bringing a cascade of varied styles climaxing with the EP release!


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