Katy Carr is an award winning British recording artist with Polish roots and has released 6 albums. An Ambassador of Polish history in Great Britain, her recent albums Paszport (2012), ‘Polonia’ (2015) and Providence (2020) are inspired by the Polish WWII experience. In 2016, Katy was awarded the Pro Patria medal for her humanitarian and musical work. A musician, aviator and multi-instrumentalist (piano, ukulele, banjolele, vintage keyboardist) she has performed her music internationally with live concerts & tours, intergenerational outreach workshops throughout Great Britain, Poland, Europe (France, Belgium, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Germany) USA, Mexico, Canada as well as connecting with her audiences via live streaming during the pandemic. Katy Carr has been played on a number of high profile radio stations including the BBC, Radio Trojka, Polish Radio, Robert Elms BBC Radio London, BBC Radio 4 Today program, BBC Radio 3 Late Junction, Polski FM, Jedynka Radio 1, Max Reinhardt’s Late Lunch Show on Soho Radio, BBC World Service’s Global Beats.

A folk musician at heart, Katy’s initial performances first started with British folk scene clubs but since the rediscovery of her Polish roots in 2009, her music has appealed to international audiences across Europe, USA, Canada and Poland. The artist has performed with her group Katy Carr and the Aviators at a wide variety of venues and music festivals including Glastonbury (UK), Bestival (UK), WOMAD (UK), The Royal Opera House (UK), BBC Broadcasting House(UK), Warsaw Uprising Museum (PL), Chopin Theatre (USA)