Erdőfű is a melting pot of musicians and bands from the forefront of Hungary’s folk and world music scene. Their name comes from the archetypal folk music tale about a shepherd who lost his sheep and searches for them in the forest’s grasses and clearings (erdőfű = forest grass, forest clearing). The band presents string music traditions of Hungarians and other ethnic groups of the villages in the Carpathian Basin. As the original agricultural-farming social structures of the villages disintegrate, the group choses the task of transferring this rich and colorful music culture into the modern urban environment.

Maruzsenszki Andor - violin (1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12), vocal (3, 9, 12)
Kiss-Balbinat Ádám - violin (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), vocal (3, 6, 9, 11, 12)
Halmos Attila - violin (2, 6, 11), vocal (1, 3, 9)
Kalász Máté - violin (1, 2, 3, 6, 11)
Bede Péter - clarinet (1, 2), saxophone (4)
Éri Márton - viola (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12)
Kaszap Atilla - viola (1, 2, 4, 6, 11)
Kerékgyártó Gergely - viola (1, 2, 6, 11), zither (9)
Zimber Ferenc - cimbalom (1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 12)
Salamon Soma - accordion (1, 2, 3, 4, 12)
Király Tamás - doublebass (4), cselló / cello (1, 2, 6)
Éri Katalin - doublebass (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), cello (5), vocal (12)

Special guest: Balogh Melinda - vocal (8, 12)

Special thanks: Martin Florin Codoba, dr. Maruzsenszki József

1. Kelet felől 3:16
2. Bánffyhunyadi szapora 2:28
3. A disznókat kihajtottam 3:36
4. Erdőszombattelki tánczene 6:53
5. Boldi Puiu legényese 1:36
6. Türei keserves 2:53
7. Magyar szóló és oláhos 2:59
8. Bodrogközi csárdás és friss 6:18
9. Kiskunhalasi katonadalok 4:43
10. Ani Ma’amin - Hiripi zsidó polka 2:31
11. Magyarpalatkai keserves, szökős és sűrű csárdás 8:55
12. Krasznaközi lakodalmas 2:41

Total time: 48:57

Recording: Csend Stúdió, Budapest 2020 október
Sound Engineer: Mazán Attila
Music director: Erdőfű
Cover design: Goór Attila
Prepress: Kiss Dóra
Producer: Horváth László

With the support of National Cultural Fund and Béla Halmos Programme.