Wednesday 1 July 2015

Warsaw Wianki Festival 2015: Anna Jantar Tribute


Here's a few more pictures from the 2015 Warsaw Wianki Festival from a couple of weeks ago. 

Not being Polish, the act that was on before The Charlatans at this year's Wianki was at times a bit confusing for me, but suddenly it started to get interesting as it moved into what looked like a tribute to the late Anna Jantar (below):



I was aware of the tragic story of Anna Jantar (dying in a big plane crash in Warsaw in 1980 - the plane had been returning from JFK Airport in New York), because my wife had pointed out her grave in a Polish graveyard on All Souls or All Saints Day a few years ago.


Below is a song I've heard many times by the late Anna Jantar:






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