Karolina Węgrzyn and band

Folk music in the Polish CentreKarolina Węgrzyn is an award-winning Polish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist from South-Eastern Poland, now based in the UK.

Raised in a family of traditional singers and dancers, she inherited many songs from her grandmother and uses singing techniques rooted in Eastern European village traditions.

She performs across the UK with her band, blending powerful upbeat Balkan folk with emotional North-Carpathian rawness to create a sense of shared cultural heritage.Part of the Leamington Music “Focus on Poland” Festival Weekend, 25-27 September