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The record that started it all
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St Bernadette's primary school St Marys SA  (mid October 1973)
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The Polish Youth Orchestra at Polish Hill River circa 1982 with my first blue "Tempo" drumkit from 1974. The band includes Richard Portakiewicz and Joe Konestabo on trumpet and Andrew Portakiewicz on guitar (R.I.P). Lucy Mrstica, Stefan Kozlowski, Joe Gocur, Anita and David on accordian. Ziggy Matuszewski is the conductor of course.
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Trip to Berri in 1983
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At the Austrian Club with The Polish Youth Orchestra circa 1983. Members as above but also including Tomasz Valencjc on accordian end of front row on right
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30th Anniversary Concert of Tatry Dancing Group at Her Majesty's Theatre 1988
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I'm back row 2nd from left, Isolde 6th from left (see below in the German Brass Band), Ziggy Matuszewski centre, Henry Kowalec 3rd from right. Wasel and Michael also in Nova with me and Henry are front row 1st and 2nd right. Nova was formed in October 1995    (gig date 11.11.1998 Dom Polski Centre)
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You have been warned!
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Dom Kopernik
Click here for more info on Mikolaj Kopernik
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Monica, me and Tony
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Michael, Monica, me, Wasel
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Great food at The Hungarian Club
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Playing with Monica and Tony in The Continentals
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Mum standing next to the harvest display (wianek) or wreath
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Playing in the Beer Tent with The Continentals
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Like most artists, it is not until they die that they get recognised. Lidia Groblicka was born in the same year, and in the same part of Poland as my mother (see the Miroslaw Hermaszewski part of the Little Sparrow website). The youtube below is a dedication to her work, taken at The Art Gallery of South Australia, and is on show until the 10th of February 2013. Click here for more info.
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An interesting pairing of ads in the Polish magazine Panorama
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Thanks for playing accordian for this gig Phil. Good seeing our old accordian player Henry at this gig too, back from Sydney
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Some traditional Sheet Music
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We often end a gig with Viva
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German Brass Band playing at the Port Noarlunga Surf Club for a Shrek themed Party
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German Brass Band   (7 Sept 2013)
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Kevan the tuba player
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Peter the conductor
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With Isolde the clarinetist. She also plays drums and the accordian. I played with her in 1998 in the Polish Orchestra (see below)
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I'm back row 2nd from left, Isolde 6th from left, Ziggy Matuszewski centre back, Henry Kowalec 3rd from right.
Wasel and Michael from Nova front row. ( gig date 11.11.1998 Dom Polski Centre)
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A Tuba and Sousaphone sandwich with Etta and Kevan
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 With Wolfgang, the band's Trombonist and leader
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With Kevan the Sousaphone player
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Great value Polish meals at the Kopernicus Club with Daniel, Lucy, Vanessa, Anna and Wala looking after the band

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Oktoberfests in the German Club 2014
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Pictures of me playing with The Adelaide German Band on Sunday, May 15th 2016 in Mitcham Reserve for Norwegian Day Celebrations
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Click here for the German Brass Band in Strathalbyn 2016
Sunday 7th August 2016
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2016
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2017
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Wasel, Henry, Wala, Me, Michael
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We will play this one
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Slovenian Carnevale
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Dozynki 2018
Click here, here and here
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Slovenian Hall (Saturday, 15th February 2020)
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Malanka 2021
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Here for 5EBI Blog and here for video highlights
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  • Home
  • Art - About Andrea
    • Exhibitions
    • Galleries >
      • Recent 2018-present
      • Collaborations
      • Installations
      • The Negative City (Installation) - YouTube
      • Artist Books
      • Blue Prints
      • Microcosm
      • Environment
      • Abstract
      • Bronze Sculpture
      • Online Work
    • C V
    • Awards
    • News
    • Workshops / Mentorships
  • Music - About Andy
    • Gig Dates >
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013
      • 2012
    • Recordings
    • Played @
    • Collage
    • Sound Gallery
    • Scrapbook Vol 1 >
      • Don Morrison
      • The Lonely Cosmonauts >
        • Miroslaw Hermaszewski-1st Polish Cosmonaut
      • The Dark Seeds
      • The Song Readers
      • Peter Long
      • Peccadillos
      • Chris Finnen & Hoy Hoy
      • GT Stringer >
        • Posters
      • Oily Penguins
      • Primitive Painters >
        • Dave Norris Tribute
    • Scrapbook Vol 2 >
      • TJ Collective
      • Big Smoke
      • Puppethead
      • Ashtray Boy
      • Loose Change
      • Greasy Gravy
      • no-asis
    • Scapbook Vol 3 >
      • Miscellaneous Paraphernalia & Mixed Combos Including Raunchy Sugar and Obituaries
    • Scapbook Vol 4 >
      • Cabaret
  • Gene Krupa
    • Photos and Films
    • Publications
  • Links
  • Contact