| 词条 | Katy Carr |
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| name = Katy Carr | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = CD cover of Polonia by Katy Carr. Released by Deluce Recordings in 2015 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Nottingham, England | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals, keyboards, ukulele, banjolele}} | genre = Folk, pop | occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician | years_active = 2001–present | label = Deluce Recordings | website = {{URL|katycarr.com}} }}Katy Carr is a British singer-songwriter and musician known for her songs about Polish history. A fan of the 1930s and 1940s, she plays vintage instruments and wears clothing and hairstyles from the period. Although she was born in England, she lived in Poland for the first five years of her life. Her album Paszport, a tribute to those who fought in World War II, won Best Concept Album from the Independent Music Awards in 2014. In 2016 she was given Poland's Pro Patria Medal.[1][2] LifeCarr was born in Nottingham, England to a Polish mother and a Scottish-English father, but until she was five lived in Poland where her parents met and her father worked. Her English grandmother's stories about the 1930s and 40s stirred an interest in the era, as did photographs of the clothing and hairstyles.[3] She admired Édith Piaf and female pilots Amy Johnson and Amelia Earhart.[4] An undisciplined girl, she joined the Air Cadets, a youth group affiliated with the Royal Air Force, and learned to fly.[3] Career2009: Kommander's CarThe single "Kommander's Car" was inspired by Kazimierz Piechowski's escape from an Auschwitz concentration camp.[5] Piechowski was sent to Auschwitz in 1940. Two years later a fellow prisoner who repaired the cars of SS officers suggested they steal a car. Carr's song is about their escape.[6] Kazik and the Kommander's Car documentaryKazik and the Kommander's Car is a documentary produced by Carr and directed by British film maker Hannah Lovell.[7] It documents Carr's first visit to meet and present her tribute song, "Kommander's Car", to Polish World War II veteran Kazimierz Piechowski. Piechowski was present for the debut of the documentary, which included a concert on 27 January 2010 in Warsaw, Poland to mark the 65th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz. Two years later a DVD of the film was released.[8] The film was shown in museums and festivals in England and Poland. Touring and humanitarian workIn March 2011, Katy Carr and the Aviators embarked on The Escapologist Tour. Kazimierz Piechowski was present for the first two London performances.[9] The aim of the Escapologist Tour was, in Carr's words, "to help unite both British and Polish communities throughout the UK through film, music and the sharing of stories." Events included concerts and screenings of Kazik and the Kommander's Car, as well as outreach with Polish retirement and care homes. Carr sang Polish folk songs to World War II veterans. In 2012, the tour was nominated for the National Lottery Good Causes Awards.[10] She embarked on a US Polish diaspora tour and performed in Chicago, and New York City. Short films about Polish history from the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum archives were shown by Hannah Lovell, director of Kazik and the Kommander's Car. Carr studied Polish at Jagiellonian University so she could communicate better with the Polish media during her tour and also to "help to share the joys of learning the Polish language".[11] 2012: PaszportCarr's fourth album, Paszport, contains lyrics in English and Polish. She worked with British producer Nigel of Bermondsey and with musicians from Klezmer, Gypsy jazz and Folk music to create a sound that would be both traditional and contemporary.[12] The album was released in Poland on 17 September 2012 to mark the anniversary of the Soviet invasion, National Independence Day in Poland and Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day). Paszport was released in the UK on 11 November 2012 to positive reviews, some considering it one of the best albums of the year.[13][12] Aside from the single about Piechowski, the album's subjects include the Soviet invasion of Poland, the Polish resistance and the repression of Polish people by the Soviets. Regarding the title of the album, Carr cited a poem by Jerzy Harasymowicz: "it's not a very well known poem, but I think it says everything about my album, 'Masz paszport, więc jesteś' – "You have a passport, therefore you exist".[3] In 2013, Carr was given the Polish Daily Award for Culture.[14] Discography
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References1. ^{{cite web|title=About Katy|url=http://katycarr.com/about-katy/|website=Katy Carr|accessdate=5 June 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Aitken|first1=Roger|title=Katy Carr on singing about Highgate highwayman Dick Turpin and World War Two freedom fighters|url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/music/katy_carr_on_singing_about_highgate_highwayman_dick_turpin_and_world_war_two_freedom_fighters_1_4558951|website=Ham & High Etcetera|accessdate=28 June 2016}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Jablonska|first1=Justine|title=Chatting with Katy Carr|url=http://cosmopolitanreview.com/chatting-with-katy-carr/|website=Cosmopolitan Review|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|last1=Spencer|first1=Neil|title=Katy Carr: 'I fell in love with old school glamour'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/dec/02/katy-carr-interview-paszport|website=The Guardian|accessdate=7 June 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|last1=Khaleeli|first1=Homa|title=I escaped from Auschwitz|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/11/i-escaped-from-auschwitz |date= 11 April 2011|website=The Guardian|accessdate=21 March 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|last1=Silverman|first1=Laura|title=A great escape|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/music/classical/article2969854.ece|website=The Times|accessdate=8 June 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Katy Carr & Kazik Piechowski: Kommander's Car launch|url=http://www.music-news.com/review/UK/6923/Read|website=Music-News|accessdate=21 March 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Kazik and the Kommander's Car: A Katy Carr Project|url=http://www.kazikfilm.com/music-video|website=Katy Carr|accessdate=21 March 2014}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Playing Banjolele for Poland: Spitfire pilot Katy Carr to sing for Auschwitz escapee Kazik Piechowski and Warsaw diplomats|url=http://www.westendextra.com/news/2011/mar/playing-banjolele-poland-spitfire-pilot-katy-carr-sing-auschwitz-escapee-kazik-piechow|date=2011-03-25|website=West End Extra|accessdate=21 March 2014}} 10. ^1 {{cite web|title=The Escapologist Tour|url=http://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/project/escapologist-tour|website=National Lottery Good Causes|accessdate=21 March 2014}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Katy Carr zaprasza do PON-u!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmlfzNaz7YA|website=YouTube|accessdate=21 March 2014}} 12. ^1 {{cite news|author=Neil Spencer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/11/katy-carr-paszport-review |title=Katy Carr: Paszport – review | Music | The Observer |publisher=Guardian |date= 11 November 2012|accessdate=21 March 2014|location=London}} 13. ^{{cite news|author=Robin Denselow |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/08/katy-carr-paszport-review |title=Katy Carr: Paszport – review | Music |publisher=The Guardian |date= 8 November 2012|accessdate=21 March 2014|location=London}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=Katy Carr|url=http://www.kendalcalling.co.uk/artists/katy-carr|website=Kendall Calling|accessdate=10 June 2016}} 15. ^http://awardsandwinners.com/category/independent-music-awards/ 16. ^http://awardsandwinners.com/category/independent-music-awards/ External links
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