Dr. Martin György "Tinka" Erkel prize-winning Hungarian ethnographer, folk dance researcher and musicologist did field collection work in Transylvania’s Kalotaszeg region for 27 years, from 1956 until his death in 1983. His film documentations of traditional dance and sound recordings of instrumental music, singing, whistling and ethnographic interviews with local informants are unparalleled in value and number. Formed in 2013, Erdőfű Band (Maruzsenszki Andor - violin, Kiss-Balbinat Ádám - vocals, violin, Éri Márton - viola, Éri Katalin - cello, double bass) selected 17 items from hundreds of hours of archival sound recordings to include on this album forming a retrospective of Martin’s Kalotaszeg collection work. Erdőfű strives for the authentic sound of the field recordings. Martin György's step-son Éri Péter (from Muzsikás Ensemble) joined Erdőfű for this record playing viola and double bass. Other guests were Salamon Soma on accordion and flute, and Porteleki Áron on drums.

1. Archív felvétel No. 1
2. Öreges legényes
3. Piros az ostorom nyele, nem sárga
4. Hajnali és keserves
5. Hallottátok, itt Mérában mi történt
6. Legényes, csárdás és szapora Magyarnádason
7. Mandrulita, draga mea
8. Romaneste de sarit cu strigaturi
9. Nádasmenti román pár
10. Archív felvétel No. 2
11. Kesergő, csárdás és szapora
12. Halotti mars
13. Lehullott a piros rózsa, fehér rózsa levele
14. Szucsági lassú és szapora
15. Karácsonyi bál Bogártelkén
16. Bogártelki hajnali és legényes
17. Archív felvétel No.3

Erdőfű:

Maruzsenszki Andor – violin (2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 16)
Kiss-Balbinat Ádám – violin (4, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16), voice (3, 5, 7, 13), yells (8)
Éri Márton – viola (2, 4, 6, 11, 12, 14, 16)
Éri Katalin – cello (2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12), double bass (14)

Guests:
Éri Péter – viola (9, 11), double bass (4)
Salamon Soma – accordion (4, 14, 15), flute (8)
Porteleki Áron - drum (15)

Recording and mastering: Csend Stúdió, 2021. March, April
Sound engineer: Mazán Attila
Mixing and postproduction: Éri Márton, Mazán Attila
Music director: Erdőfű
Text: Maruzsenszki Andor
Translations for record cover: Salamon Soma, Bozzay Zina

Photographs: Korniss Péter, Pörneczi Bálint
Graphics: Goór Attila
Layout: Kiss Dóra
Producer: Horváth László