Cieślak i Księżniczki

The name means Cieślak And The Princesses. The band was started in the spring of 2009 in Sopot, Poland, by Maciej Cieślak (the leader of alternative/experimental ŚCIANKA), due to his getting old and the purchase of an old acoustic Gibson. Maciej Cieślak had met Karolina Rec (cello) during the recording session of the Kings Of Caramel album. In autumn 2008 they played a few times to try arrangements for some of the his new songs and agreed there should be another cello and viola to make the sound of the band complete. They did not have to wait long. Tomasz Ziętek, who played trumpet on Ścianka’s Secret Sister album recommended a friend of his sister Julia's, Edyta Czerniewicz, a cello player. When Edyta appeared at the rehearsal, she accordingly recommended Julia Ziętek, her friend and Tomasz’s sister, as an exquisite violinist. Julia promised, that she will purchase viola any time soon, and she was accepted as a band member. Thus began the story of the three princesses, each different, each with MA in music and always with something to say. The youngest princess, Karolina, sometimes likes to ponder from time to time. MA in psychology must have left its mark. In April 2009 the band was completed and started rehearsals to arrange the songs and develop their own sonoristic/metaphysical ideas. They have since played an inauguration gig for some friends from Sopot and several gigs in Poland. From October to November they met at Cieślak’s studio in Warsaw for four few-day sessions to record the songs. As they looked for maximum emotional coherency, they recorded only live and using just four microphones. First ans so far only album was released at 2010. Maciej Cieślak – voice, guitar Julia Ziętek – violin, voice Karolina Rec – cello, voice Edyta Czerniewicz – cello, voice