2. A Polish folk-rock group,
founded in 1998 in southern
village of Milówka near Żywiec
by twin brothers Paweł and
Łukasz Golec, after whom it is
named.
3. First lineup consisted of eight
musicians, and the band performed
mostly during holidays in local clubs.
4. In 1999, two more musicians were added,
and in March of that year, the first album
was recorded in a studio in Bielsko-Biała .
5. In the following years, Golec
uOrkiestra recorded several
more albums, becoming one of
the most popular folk – rock
bands of the country
6. Studio albums
Golec uOrkiestra 1 - 1999
Golec uOrkiestra 2 - 2000
Golec uOrkiestra 3 - 2002
Golec uOrkiestra 4 - 2004
Golec uOrkiestra 5 - 2009
The Best of Golec uOrkiestra - 2013
7. Personnel
Łukasz Golec – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
Paweł Golec – trombone, tuba, vocals
Edyta Golec – violin, vocals
Zbigniew "Baja" Michałek – violin, vocals
Jarosław Zawada – violin, vocals
Mirosław Hady – drums
Piotr Kalicki – keyboards, accordion
Grzegorz Kapołka – guitar
Robert Szewczuga – bass guitar
8. In an address given on June 15, 2001 at
Warsaw University, president George W.
Bush mentioned one of group’s songs,
saying: “Today's own Poland's orchestra
called Golec's, is telling the world, "On
that wheatfield, I'm gonna build my San
Francisco; over that molehill, I'm gonna
build my bank.”
