Skaldowie

Skaldowie
Skaldowie
	From left: Jan Budziaszek, Andrzej Zieliński, Jacek Zieliński, Jerzy Tarsiński, Konrad Ratyński, Grzegorz Górkiewicz; 2012
Background information
Origin	Cracow, Poland
Genres	Pop, folk, rock, folk-rock, jazz-rock, psychedelic rock, progressive folk
Years active	1965-1982, 1987-present
Labels	Pronit, Polskie Nagrania Muza, Kameleon Records
Members	Andrzej Zieliński, Jacek Zieliński, Konrad Ratyński, Jerzy Tarsiński, Jan Budziaszek, Grzegorz Górkiewicz
Past members	Feliks Naglicki, Zygmunt Kaczmarski, Janusz Kaczmarski, Jerzy Fasiński, Marek Jamrozy, Tadeusz Gogosz, Krzysztof Paliwoda, Marian Pawlik, Stanisław Wenglorz, Marek Surzyn, Jerzy Bezucha, Benedykt Radecki, Andrzej Mossakowski, Tadeusz Toczyski, Jerzy Piotrowski, Wiktor Kierzkowski, Zbigniew Balicki

Skaldowie (namesake: The Skalds) is an art rock band which formed in Kraków, Poland in 1965. With their musical training and proximity to the folklore-rich area of Podhale, many of their tracks incorporate themes of rock, folk, and classical music.^[1] The band became particularly popular in 1972 with their debut album, Krywań, Krywań.^{[citation needed]}

Skaldowie received numerous national awards between 1966 and 1980, and were one of the most popular musical groups in Poland at the time.^{[citation needed]}