Magda PISKORCZYK - Blues Travelling

Styles: Modern Electric & Acoustic Blues
Recorded: 2004/05
Released: 2005
File: mp3 @ 320 k/s
Size: 163.09 MB
Time: 70:06
Art: Full

1. Help Me (3:09)
2. Darkness On The Delta (3:05)
3. I Want Jesus To Walk With Me (4:04)
4. Nothin' Like You Used To Do (4:10)
5. Miss Celie's Blues (4:54)
6. Lonely Avenue (3:24)
7. I've Got The Blues I Can't Be Satisfied (4:44)
8. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning (2:34)
9. I'd Rather Go Blind (4:39)
10. Get Back (3:47)
11. Work Song (3:04)
12. MWild Women Don't Have No Blues (4:19)
13. Temptation (3:37)
14. Canned Heat (2:47)
15. Trouble In Mind (3:08)
16. I Let My Daddy Do That (2:19)
17. Nie Pytaj Która Godzina (Don't Asking What Time Is It) (4:28)
18. Uśmiech Przez Sen (Smile By The Dream) (3:13)
19. Nie Bede Grzeczna Dziewczynka (I Don't Want To Be A Good Girl) (4:41)

Personnel: Magda PISKORCZYK - Guitar, Dobro, Stand Bass, Vocals
Michal Urbaniak - Violin
Piotr Zygadlo, Pawel Zajac - Guitar
Adam Wojdak - Bass, Percussions
Arkadiusz Osenkowski - Saxophone
Michal Kielak - Harmonica
Marcin Gojawiczynski - Drums
Krzysztof Imiolczyk - Accordion, Piano
Marcin Spera - Stand Bass
and band Blues Flowers

Notes: Magda was born in Southwestern part of Poland. She studied computer science at Technical University of Wroclaw. Since the very childhood she kept singing everywhere and almost all the time. She listened to the music of different genres but blues, gospel and soul touched her most.
Her debut in 2001 at the festival in Bialystok was a great success - she won The First Prize in the competition. She sang with almost each top Polish blues band, singer or musician, but most often with Michał Kielak (harmonica), Aleksandra Siemieniuk (dobro guitar) and Arkadiusz Osenkowski (tenor sax.). She received The Blues Top Awards in 2003, 2004 and 2006 as a "Female Vocalist of the Year" by the readers of the most important Polish blues magazine "Twoj Blues" (eng. "Your Blues"). Since 2005 she has regularly performed with her own band.
In 2008 the first Polish Blues Stars Alley was opened in Sława near Zielona Góra. One of the stars belongs to Magda. She stamped her hand on the promenade too.
Her first album was released in October 2005, during the biggest indoor blues festival in the world: Rawa Blues. Magda recorded it with her friends and special guest: legendary jazz musician and composer Michal Urbaniak (violin on "Tutu" album of Miles Davis). It presents standards and less known compositions in fresh arrangements, such us: a touching gospel "I Want Jesus To Walk With Me" and an exciting version of Tom Waits' "Temptation" in which Magda plays the electric double bass. In aged-sounding jail "Work Song" her harsh voice is accompanied only on the sax and a simple beat of the drum.

                                                               Blues Travelling

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Michal 'Cielak' KIELAK - Tribute To Ryszard 'Skiba' Skibinski

Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Recorded: 2003
Released: 2003
File: mp3 @ 320 k/s
Size: 120.92 MB
Time: 51:16
Art: Full

1. From Me To You – 06:14
2. How Are You With Me In Bed – 04:39
3. Blues Our Daughters – 04:37
4. Blues Without Money – 07:15
5. Blues Patient – 04:49
6. Crazy Baśka – 04:02
7. Road To The Liquor Store – 03:29
8. Vodka Blues – 04:24
9. Lutek–A Tamer Of Lion And Wild Women – 05:18
10. Health Insurance – 06:29

Personnel: Michal 'Cielak' KIELAK - Harmonica, Leader
Jaroslaw Tioskow, Marcin Szulkowski - Guitars
Jaroslaw Drazewski - Guitar, Harmonica on tr.2
Pawel Szymanski - Harmonica on tr.1
Maciej Kielak - accordion tr.4,6
Paweł Urowski - Bass
Milosz Szulkowski - Drums

Notes: Richard 'Skiba' Skibinski was the first legendary blues harmonica player in Poland , playing solo on harmonica. In 1975, he founded a team in Bialystok named Kasa Chorych, in which he played until 1982. With the band he performed at many Polish blues and harmonica festivals.

Michael ‘Calf’ Kielak - is a Polish blues musician, playing the harmonica. This instrument became interested at the age of 15 years, one year later in 1993 honed skills in workshops blues in Zakrzewo. In 1995, he established several years working with a group of Bydgoszcz Green Grass, which resulted in the publication 'Dance with us'and 'One Man Band'. In 2002, he found himself in the ranks of Inowrocław team named Szulerzy, with whom he recorded albums 'Without You' and 'Watch it!', He also participated in the project phonographic Jaromi & Szulerzy 'Game of Spades Gives Results'. During this period worked with many performers from the circle of the home blues: Blues Flowers, Blues Menu, Double Six, Doctor Blues, Coolish Blues Session, K -3, Jąkpa Blues Band, Adam Kulish and Magda Piskorczyk. The duo with the latter took part in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. While in the U.S. the folding skills appreciated Bob Margolin, a longtime guitarist Muddy Waters, inviting common jamming.

In 2003, together with guitarist of band Kasa Chorych - Jaroslaw Tioskow and musicians of Szulerzy group, paid tribute to his musical mentor of harmonica - Ryszard ‘Skiba’ Skibinski, recording the 20th anniversary of his death panel 'Michal ‘Cielak’ Kielak - Tribute to Richard Skiba Skibinski '. Well-received album sealed the accession to the team Kasa Chorych which, after years of occasional cooperation, became a full member. Except that the band in 2009 he was awarded the Frederick, for the album 'Koncertowo'. Currently in the parent group performs regularly in projects: Harpcore, Kulish & Kielak, Roman Puchowski & Michael Kielak, Riedel & Kielak, and as a guest in group Cree and Krzak.

In 2009 and 2011 he was the winner of the poll 'Top Blues' of Quarterly ‘Your Blues’, in the category ‘Harmonica’.  He is also most in demand session man and very cool gentelman.

This is all instrumental music, playing by Michal with a full of passions and heart.

Michal 'Cielak' Kielak Tribute To Ryszard 'Skiba' Skibinski
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