In 1972 the band ("The Wawels") was formed in the line-up below. At that time it gave a number of performances, among others at the house of culture of the Tarnów Nitrogen Works, appearing together with the Tarnów band FILIPY. The band has been active from its founding to this day.
The band has its own website: Wawele & Jan Wojdak

 Line-up in 1972:

rhythm guitar - Stanisław Nogieć
bass guitar - Aleksander Glik
lead guitar - Jan Wojdak

drums - Andrzej Puszkarzewicz
vocals - Jan Wojdak

 Line-up from 1974:

guitar, vocals - Jan Wojdak
bass guitar, vocals - Stanisław Mozdyniewicz
violin - Janusz Wroński
drums - Jerzy Fasiński
vocals - Marek Kulisiewicz

musical director - Jan Wojdak
literary director - Ewa Lipska
band manager - Marek Oleś

 Line-up in 1976:

guitar, vocals - Jan Wojdak
bass guitar, vocals - Bogusław Mietniowski
violin, vocals - Kazimierz Skowron
drums - Ryszard Idzi
Fender piano, vocals - Bogumił Dijuk
vocals - Marek Kulisiewicz
musical director - Jan Wojdak
literary director - Ewa Lipska
band manager - Marek Oleś

In this line-up the band recorded the album "Daj mi dzień".

    On 24 November 2008 at 7.30 p.m., at the Kraków Philharmonic, during the jubilee concert of Jan Wojdak & Wawele, a gold record was presented for the box set "Zostań z nami melodio" - a summary of the band's musical output: 100 songs on 5 CDs plus a DVD with 12 videos of the band's greatest hits from the whole 35-year period + a booklet with photos and notes. The concert was recorded and will be released on DVD.

     Jan Wojdak was decorated by the Mayor of Kraków, Prof. J.Majchrowski - present at the concert with his wife - with the Cross of Merit for his contribution to Polish culture.
    The concert was attended by distinguished guests from the arts (Anna Szałapak, Ewa Wachowicz, Ewa Lipska, Elżbieta Zechenter), university rectors, 13 Knights of the Order of the Smile and, most importantly, fans from all over Poland and the world. There were also musicians who work with WAWELE.

    Photos from the concert are posted at www.wawele.com.pl in the news section. Excerpts from the concert and videos are on www.youtube.pl - search for "wawele" (in quotation marks). We welcomed the New Year 2009 at a live concert with 10 thousand fans in the market square in Skierniewice. With "Biały latawiec" we send our wishes for 2009.
Jan Wojdak & Wawele - the current line-up: Jan Wojdak - from the beginning, Jacek Chruściński - 25 years, Janusz Blecharz - 10 years, Bartosz Latus - 8 years, Atma Anur - 2 years ........