Gorale

Journey Through the Polish Mountains

"Górale, Górale, góralska muzyka. Cały świat obyjdzies nima takiej nika."

(Górals, Górals, góral music. I have been around the whole world, and there is nothing like it anywhere.)

A playlist showcasing the traditional music of the Polish Highlanders.

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no, hej! Goralu!

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I just got the audio CD back from my senior lecture/composition/ethnomusicology recital.  Remember me talking about that?

I don’t have the permission to upload the performances from everyone yet, but I’ve got a couple, so I couldn’t resist uploading some of them!  I didn’t compose this one; it’s a traditional tune, but I’m singing the top line. :)  In case you were wondering, this type of singing, biały śpiew, is really hard to do—it took me months to get it to sound close (although now I can’t stop singing this way).  

This is an example of a pasterska, a pastoral singing genre from the mountains of southern Poland.  

Wysokieście turnie i zielone regle. Co se tu zaśpiewać, bo sie mi ozlegnie.