Warsaw Wianki nad Wisła (25-06-22)

 

As I kind of do every year now, I went to the Wianki nad Wisła event on Saturday evening.

 

First up on stage were  Żywiołak, a more than decent Folk band, kind of in the Percival vein.

The Żywiołak set was full of atmosphere and had quite a few people up dancing in the middle aisle:

And the female vocalist, called Wiktoria if I remember correctly, had a really good voice:

Second up, it was the turn of Polish-Ukrainian band, Dagadana, who I'd seen at the Progresja not that long ago:

It's not easy to define or pigeonhole Dagadana, but I kind of view them as a nice mix of electronica, folk, dream pop, and jazz.

And some of the screen imagery during the Dagadana set was amazing:

And finally, it was the turn of Mikromusic who I've now seen a handful of times:

And they did Godzina, an absolutely beautiful tune.

Marymont Park: Marian Tree Shrine

While walking through Marymont Park, I saw this Marian Shrine, positioned halfway up a tree.

It was near what looked like a War memorial.

Warsaw Marymont Park

 

Occasionally, I go up to Marymont Park to get some exercise, because there's a small outside gym near the basketball court.

During winter, the place is grey and bleak, but from mid-spring through summer, the greenery transforms the place:

It's not a bad place to slowly walk through to recharge the batteries.

An Interesting-Looking Flower

 An interesting-looking flower that I passed while walking round the Warsaw Comedy Theatre.

Warsaw Comedy Theatre Building Walk

 

Between Plac Wilsona and Marymont metro stations, there lies a Comedy Theatre.

For many years, I'd just walked past it taking in nothing more than the front of the building, which is very pleasing to the eye:

 But a few Sundays ago, I had a very pleasant walk around the whole building outside:

And found myself regularly stopping to take some shots:

From all angles, the building was photogenic:

With some interesting features:

Will definitely have a walk round the Comedy Theatre again some time.

As it offers 15-20 minutes or so of enchantment.

The Dandy Warhols - Warsaw Praga Centrum (21-06-22)

 

At long last, I finally got to see The Dandy Warhols, and loved every minute of it.

Was made up that the band came on with Mohammed, my favourite Dandy Warhols tune, as I'd not expected them to do it.

 First came across The Dandy Warhols in about the year 2000 when I heard them doing a Radio 1 evening session while I was living in an attic in Canterbury, south-east England.

Thus, after knowing about the band for over 20 years, it was a real joy to finally get to listen to Get Off; Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth; Godless; Bohemian Like You; Holding Me Up etc. live.

Really think they're one of the most melodic bands around today in a kind of profound, understated way.

Passing a Lilac Tree

 

Passing a beautiful lilac tree on the way down to the Citadel.

I saw a horse-and-cart pass by:

And a monument to a Professor: