About

'Wolski’s voice is clear as a bell and pleasantly rounded, a thing of delicacy and depth.'

Chris Wheatley – Folk Radio UK

'The timbre of [Wolski]'s voice immediately enrapt me – mature yet child-like, innocent yet world-weary[.]'

Shaun O'Neill – Kraków Music

Paula Wolski grew up singing Finnish folk songs in a choir, and hating her father’s country music cassette tapes, only to find later in life that her musical center was somewhere between the two. Though she sings in Finnish, many of her songs are closer to americana than the stark melancholy of Finnish folk. Among the singers she admires the most are Gillian Welch, Iris DeMent and Alison Krauss.

She has toured extensively in Poland, which she called home for close to 15 years – first as a back-up vocalist, then as a founding member of the boisterous all-female americana trio Ornery Broad, and finally playing her own music, often accompanied by the singer-songwriter duo Miód. Her debut album Lato, recorded in an old barn in the Polish mountains, was released in 2020.

After returning to Finland in 2022, she founded Paula Wolski Ensemble, a group with a deliciously rich and warm sound reflecting both Finnish folk music traditions as well as those of the United States. 

In the past few years the Ensemble has won over audiences, to name a few, at the prestigious urban festival Etno-Espa in Helsinki, at Helsinki Folk Festival, at KymiKantri country music festival and at Rootsinpyhtää Bluegrass Festival. Wolski has also continued touring Poland yearly with Ornery Broad and Miód, and since 2023 has been performing extensively in the bars and libraries of Helsinki with Rautakoura Duo. 

In spring 2026, Paula Wolski Ensemble's first joint album Koti täällä was published by Impossible Music Oy.