Tell me oh mother

"A w nidziele, w nidziele" - Polish ballad

Flew a young Cuckoo in through my house,
Sat on the Kalyna, and started to coo coo.
 
Oh why, you Cuckoo, oh, why do you sing?
May be you, oh Cuckoo, do hear me so well?
 
If you would not have heard me, you would not be singing,
About you oh girl, the whole truth was told.
 
Oh God, my dear God, what have I now done?
The Kozak has a wife, and I loved him so.
 
The Kozak has a wife, and yet two children.
Yet there are two children, dark and handsome are both.
 
And I those children will not hire them out,
I with you, dear Mary, in the orchard shall be.
 
Ran around, the young Kozak, one Sunday and two nights,
Came the young Kozak, a guest to the maiden.
 
Oh God, my dear God what have I now become,
I find myself in the wrong, for a woman, I do confess.
 
And not just for that woman, as for those two children,
My heart has now been broken - in two, in two halfs.

Letila Zozulya

Karolina and Bogus are musicians taking their inspiration from the archaic sounds of Eastern-European villages, beliefs  and stories enchanted in the lyrics. 

Karolina uses the ancient style of singing, called  the white voice which combined with modern electronic soundscapes and beats create ethereal, eclectic folktronica.

Karolina & Bogus - Zurazie

Karolina and Bogus are musicians taking their inspiration from the archaic sounds of Eastern-European villages, beliefs and stories enchanted in the lyrics.

Karolina uses the ancient style of singing, called the white voice which combined with modern electronic soundscapes and beats create ethereal, eclectic folktronica.

Karolina & Bogus - Zoriuszka

Karolina & Bogus - Rozczesala Rozpuscila

Karolina & Bogus - Dajcie Stolka

Traditional Albanian orphan song rearranged by Karolina Wegrzyn.

Moj Bonjakia

She brushed and untied her golden hair.
Let me stay! Don’t send me away, mother!
How could I not send you away, my daughter?
These are good people that came for you.
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The story of this recording is funny and strange. I first recorded it at home in lockdown back in 2020 and posted it on social media. Then a Polish music producer and rapper contacted me asking about this song. I directed him to the original recording by women from Łukowa village, recorded by In Crudo label. 3 years later this song is featured in the animated film #chłopi #thepeasants

Rozczesala Rozpuscila (Wedding Song)

Hey We're Coming!

A Czyjaz To Rola (Whose Is This Plough) ?

Traditional Polish song, about longing for the lost lover, and the lost black horses.

Melodies to listen to with home-made wine

Where are my black horses - traditional Polish song

New band and new-old music, we are now the Sun-dogs!
Playing bluegrass and americana  :)
From Ola Belle Reed repertoire.

Undone in Sorrow

Traditional Orphan Song from Kurpie region in Poland.

Nisko Słonko / Low Sun - traditional Kurpie song

Niesiadzu / Moon

An archaic wedding song from Eastern Poland... A girl brushed and unbound her golden hair. 'Leave me here, don't let them take me, my dear mother!' - she begged. 'How can I not give you away, my dear daughter, these are good people.'

Arranged and performed by Karolina 'Koralina' Wegrzyn

Rozczesała, Rozpuściła | Brushed, Unbound - traditional Polish wedding song

I wrote this song to the text from one of my favourite books, "House of Day House of Night" by Polish writer, Olga Tokarczuk - this year's Nobel Prize winner for literature. Enjoy!

Mushroom Fingers

Our, The Sun Dogs, first own song - music written by Tim Botfield, lyrics by me - Koralina. Inspired by 'Song of the Siren' by Tim Buckley.

Enjoy! ;)

Eldorado by The Sun Dogs

Another song written and performed by The Sun Dogs Band.

My friend has got a narrow boat and we spend a lot of time by the canals in Staffordshire. Enjoy!

The Boat

"Sleeper Train" was inspired by travels around Eastern Europe. 
These long-distance trains are something out of James Bond films... With old-fashioned, Soviet Union-like interiors ,you can fall asleep to the moving landscapes and the sounds of wheels hitting the gaps in the tracks. In the morning you will be woken up by a cute lady-conductor offering you a chai (cup of black tea) who doesn't speak a word of English but is so excited by the sight of Western tourists.

Hope you enjoy it!

Sleeper Train

Cover of Czesław Mozil's song with the same title..

Piosenka Czesława Mozila o tym samym tytule :)

Kaz From The East

There Was A Boy / Był Sobie Chłopczyk

Cover of Kaja and Janusz Prusinowscy's song by the same title.

Kotki Dwa

A Ukrainian folk tale about wormwood - the herb of oblivion.
Playing guitar with a bow in the background :)

Herb Of Oblivion - Ukrainian folk tale

Traditional Georgian song for newborn babies.

Mze Shina da Mze Gareta - traditional Georgian lullaby

Folk and World musician and singer based in Staffordshire, UK. Drawing from the heart of tradition and folklore, I write and arrange songs, also for children.

Karolina Wegrzyn Music

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