A children’s traditional-singing ensemble, Krajeczka came  together spontaneously in 2021 during preparations for the tenth  anniversary of the Przemyśl-based ensemble Krajka. Initially, it  consisted of the very young children of Krajka’s singers; other  children soon joined, however, and Krajeczka became a regularly  active ensemble. From the outset, the children have worked with  Tatiana Czarna-Nakonieczna, a folklorist and community arts  practitioner, recipient of a scholarship awarded by the Minister  of Culture and National Heritage, and holder of the Gloria Artis  Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture.

Several months after the ensemble was formed, a full-scale war  began in Ukraine, changing the course of Krajeczka’s history.  Children who had found safety in Przemyśl joined the group. At  that time, the ensemble also began working with a second tutor,  the experienced Kyiv choral conductor Ivanka Danylejko, who  is responsible for the children’s vocal and technical preparation.  Tatiana Czarna-Nakonieczna selects the repertoire.

In 2022, Krajeczka was invited to cooperate on a project with  Polish Radio. The result was the double album Krajeczka: Songs,  Games and Play for Children. The children were joined by outstanding traditional musicians from Poland and Ukraine, as  well as singers from the Krajka traditional-singing ensemble.  The recordings were made at Polish Radio’s S4 Studio. Besides  presenting a collection of traditional children’s songs, the album  includes instrumental accompaniments for singing along at home. Since then, Krajeczka has performed at Polish Radio’s Witold  Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw, at festivals in Elbląg and  Koszalin, and at numerous events and concerts in Przemyśl.  The ensemble also took part in recording the album Muzyczna  Antologia Nadsania (Nadsanie Region’s Musical Anthology),  which received the Special Award in the 2024 Fonogram Źródeł  competition. On the album, Krajeczka performs several songs  a cappella and others with the professional traditional-music  ensemble HrayBery.

The ensemble’s repertoire consists chiefly of traditional Ukrainian  songs from south-eastern Poland: spring ritual songs and dances  known as hahilky, comic songs, action songs, singing games, carols, and other forms of traditional children’s and ritual repertoire.