EastRock: One of the most commercially successful rock bands in Poland in 60s and 70s, Skaldowie was founded in Krakow in the summer of 1965 by Andrzej Zielinski (piano, organ, vocals), Jacek Zielinski (vocals, trumpet, violin), Feliks Naglicki (bass),Zygmunt Kaczmarski (guitar, vocals), Janusz Kaczmarski (guitar) and Jerzy Fasinski (drums). Easy-listening pop songs with catchy melodies, strongly influenced by Polish musical traditions, made the band an immediate success even before they made first recordings. Skaldowie won four grand prix at the National Song Festivals in Krakow and Opole in 1965 and 1966, appeared in TV series ‘Listy Spiewajace’ (‘Singing Letters’) and two movies: ‘Mocne Uderzenie’, premiered in 1967, and ‘Cierpkie Dlogi’, premiered in 1966. However, the ambition of Zielinski brothers to add even more folklore elements to band’s music caused an internal breakup. Fasinski and Kaczmarski brothers left to follow Western music fashion. In came Jan Budziaszek (drums), Marek Jamrozy (guitar) and Tadeusz Gogosz (bass). Further personnel changes followed in late 1967 with Naglicki and Gogosz leaving, and Jerzy Tarsinski (guitar) and Konrad Ratynski (bass) coming in. Skaldowie started the next year with another movie score, further national festival appearances and first tour of USSR. 1968 promised to be highly successful, but band’s story nearly ended in midsummer’s car accident. However, all members survived, and by the end of the year band was again ready to tour and record. Early 1969 saw the release of band’s own documentary movie and third LP – ‘Cala jestes w skowronkah’ (usually translated as ‘They Say You’re In Love With Larks’), probably the best of their pop releases. USA and Kanada tours followed. Skaldowie came home only in early 1970 with newly-bought ‘Hammond’ organ and new ideas for their first progressive album – ‘Od wschodu do zachody slonca’ (‘From Sunrise To Sunset’), thus starting a tradition of releasing innovative progressive and easy-listening pop LPs in turns. Early 70s brought more success with UK and West Germany tours, the latter including appearance at 1972 Olympic games in Munich, and release of ‘Krywan Krywan’ – one of the most exciting progressive albums in history Polish music. However, a concept of simultaneous release of pop and progressive albums, winning at the beginning, failed by mid 70s, and by that time Skaldowie almost lost a sense of musical direction. All late-70s albums seem but a pale copy of early releases. Band went to USSR again in 1980 to perform at Moscow Olympic games and recorded still unreleased double album ‘Zostaw to mlodszym’ (‘Leave it to the youth’). Their story ended later that year with A. Zielinski’s decision not to return home from another USA tour. Six years later Jacek Zielinski resurrected Skaldowie with help from Ratynski, Tarsinski, Gregorsz
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