Golec uOrkiestra is a Polish folk-rock group, founded in 1998 in the southern village of Milówka near Żywiec by twin brothers Paweł and Łukasz Golec, after whom it is named. At its inception, the group consisted of eight musicians. The band performed mostly during holidays but also in local clubs. In 1999, two more musicians were added, and in March of that year, the first album was recorded in a studio in Bielsko-Biała. In the following years, Golec uOrkiestra recorded several more albums, becoming one of the most popular folk-rock bands in the country. In an address given on June 15, 2001, at Warsaw University, president George W. Bush referenced one of the group's songs, "Ściernisko" 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."
Personnel
Łukasz Golec, Paweł Golec, Edyta Golec, Jarosław Zawada, Zbyszek Michałek – Baja, Piotr Kalicki, Robert Szewczuga, Łukasz Plich, Mirosław Hady
Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsPOL Golec uOrkiestra 1 Released: 1999 Label: Accord Formats: CD, digital download 3 POL: 200,000+POL: 2× PlatinumGolec uOrkiestra 2 Released: October 31, 2000 Label: Golec Fabryka Formats: CD, digital download 1POL: 400,000+POL: 4× PlatinumGolec uOrkiestra 3 Released: March 13, 2002 Label: Golec Fabryka Formats: CD, digital download 1POL: 100,000+POL: PlatinumGolec uOrkiestra 4 Released: June 28, 2004 Label: Golec Fabryka Formats: CD, digital download 6 POL: 70,000+POL: PlatinumGolec uOrkiestra 5 Released: May 29, 2009 Label: Golec Fabryka Formats: CD, digital download 19 POL: 15,000+ POL: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsPOLThe Best of Golec uOrkiestra Released: October 13, 2013 Label: Golec Fabryka Formats: CD, digital download 33 POL: 15,000+ POL: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Christmas albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsPOLŚwięta z Golec uOrkiestrą Released: November 21, 2000 Label: Golec Fabryka Formats: CD 21W niebo głosy Released: 2003 Label: Golec Fabryka Formats: CD —Nieziemskie granie dla Ciebie Panie Released: December 5, 2005 Label: Golec Fabryka Formats: CD, digital download 17 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsPOLKoncert kolęd i pastorałekw bazylice jasnogórskiej Released: November 24, 2014 Label: Golec Fabryka Formats: CD+DVD, digital download 8 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Soundtracks Title Album details Peak chart positionsPOLPieniądze to nie wszystko Released: 2001 Label: Golec Fabryka Formats: CD 45 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Prize and awards 24 October 2020: the 9th edition of the John Paul II Prize in Bisceglie, Italy, together with the Roman Catholic Apostolic Nuncio Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián, Simona amabene, the Italian founder of the Marian family prayer Costola Rosa, the singers Paolo Mengoli, Manuela Villa, Igor Minerva, Daniele Si Nasce, Devis Manoni, Silva Perentin, and the actors Daniela Poggi, Valentina Persia, Luca Capuano and Vincenzo Bocciarelli.
References
External links
Official webpage of the band