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Dear Friend Happy New Year 2016!! and may all you dreams come true! I look forward to seeing you all soon. I am currently praparing for the first part of my Polonia Tour 2016 which will be happening between April – June 2016 and will cover Great Britain and Poland – Please email us at info@katycarr.com to […]
Katy Carr: My song about Poland’s WW2 codebreakers British-Polish Singer Katy Carr on the forgotten Enigma code breakers from Poland, their ingenious electro-mechanical machine, Bomba and how they inspired her to write a new song.
Global Beats: Katy Carr (UK/Poland) ‘Polonia’ English-Polish singer Katy Carr sings the title track of her album Polonia. According to Katy, the album was inspired by the symphonic prelude written a century ago this year by Sir Edward Elgar in 1915 for his friend, the Polish pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski, which was also […]
Hello lovely friend )) – I just wanted to wish you a very Happy New Year 2016 and may all your dreams come true! 2015 KATY CARR NEWS 2015 has been an incredible year for my music and for my group Katy Carr and the Aviators. It was such a joy to have had […]
Dear lovely friend, Thinking of you today – Season’s Greetings and Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. Wesołych Świąt, radości i samych dobrych dni. With lots of Love from Katy xxx Please remember to set an extra place at your dinner table for a passing stranger who may be hungry, frightened and cold as […]
Dear friends:) Thank you for your continued support of my music and I am excited to announce that three weeks ago I released my 5th studio record ‘Polonia.’ I am very proud to announce that the British media have embraced my songs and given my album no less than 4/5 stars across the National Broadsheet […]
World : Katy Carr 4/5 star review : Is it churlish to criticise an album for being too long? How long is a piece of art? But this Polish- British singer -songwriter crams so much into each song; historical narrative and a personal response to that narrative as well as an eclectic sonic palette – […]
Along The Tracks, Show 176,has Katy Carr’s”Polonia” as album of the week Along The Tracks Show 176 by Along The Tracks on Mixcloud with tracks from Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tony Christie & Ranagri, Martyn Joseph and Robb Johnson, amongst others. Halloween seems to have found a dark vein for the show. Full track listing: Katy Carr […]
The Anglo-Polish singer (and aviator) Katy Carr follows up 2012’s justly admiredPaszport with a companion piece that likewise honours overlooked Polish heroesof the second world war and its aftermath. Among her inspirations are Krystyna Skarbek (Churchill’s favourite spy and Fleming’s Vesper Lynd), the exiled generalStanislaw Maczek, and Enigma codebreakers of Bletchley Park. If the historical […]
Katy Carr’s music video ‘Polonia’ from her album of the same name released 6/11/2015 made it’s first appearance on the Guardian top videos of November 2015. Katy Carr: Polonia Born to a Polish mother and Scottish-English father, Katy Carr has become fascinated by her Polish roots and the country’s history during the second world war. […]
Kemptation review (full review below ) ‘Carr has described for us once again a world of forgotten people and lost stories and she guides us with an unshakeable vim and enthusiasm, which makes her spirit infectious.’ ALBUMS, REVIEWS http://www.kemptation.com/reviews/katy-carr-polonia/ Katy Carr – Polonia By Barney Horner @kemptationmusic · On November 5, 2015 Released 6 November 2015 via […]
Katy Carr’s Polonia music video made it’s first exclusive debut on 3/11/2015 on The Guardian Playlist (click for link) ‘Born to a Polish mother and Scottish-English father, Katy Carr has become fascinated by her Polish roots and the country’s history during the Second World War. Her last album, Paszport, matched history lessons with strong melodies, and […]