9th edition of Sweet Accordion Festival

This year's 9th edition will once again offer music lovers a wealth of sound, visual and repertory experiences — from folk and ethnic music through standards of French music, accordion music to jazz and acting song.

All thanks to special guests:

Maja Sikorowska — singer of the POD BUDA group, winner of the GOLDEN DISC for the project “Kraków — Saloniki”, daughter of Andrzej Sikorowski and Greek woman Chariklia Motsiou

The Krakow band KROKE in their work balances between genres, drawing inspiration from ethnic music, the sound of the Orient (especially on the album Seventh Trip), as well as jazz creating their own distinctive style. In recent years, in addition to their own projects, the band has also recorded albums with artists such as Nigel Kennedy, Edyta Geppert or Maja Sikorowska. KROKE is the winner of four GOLD ALBUMS (with Nigel Kennedy and Edita Geppert); the musicians performed at the invitation of Steven Spielberg (soundtrack to “Schindler's List”), Peter Gabriel (film score “Hunting for Rabbits”) or David Lynch (music for “Inland Empire”)

“TryStruny” — a fusion of Polish and Slavic folklore. A trio that combines rich instrumentation to create subtle, trance-like interpretations of traditional melodies. The formation consists of talented women who have combined a love of music and a passion for folklore. The band was formed in 2022 in Bydgoszcz. The band is the winner of the 3rd prize at the prestigious Mikołajki Folkowe competition in Lublin 2023. In 2025, the band became one of the finalists of the competition within the “Folkowisko” Festival by performing a concert on Radio Rzeszów. “TryStruny” is the winner of the Competition of True Musicians — in 2025 they won a distinction in the category of experimental music.

Patrycja Frank — crank lyre, viola, singing;

Marcelina Kujacińska — Rzeszow cymbals, violin, singing, drum,

Paulina Krakowian —Biernacka — Bitch of Biłgoraj, fidel Płocka, kemancze, violin, singing

Kamil Szafrański — accordion is interested in folk music and urban folklore, and together with “Ferajna Bydgoska” he creates one of the best backyard bands in Poland. Winner of many accordion competitions, among others in Słupca, Solec Zdroj, Mława. Arranger and composer, member of the Song and Dance Ensemble “Ziemia Bydgoska” and the Song and Dance Ensemble “Flames”. Head of the amateur band “Kapela “Łubianioki” from Łubianka. Multiple representative of the country at international folklore festivals. Together with the Band of the Song and Dance Ensemble “Ziemia Bydgoska” he received a nomination for Fryderyk 2025 for the album “Nie ma Ziemi nad Kujawy”.

Festival host Grzegorz Grzanka with SWEET ACCORDION