I was born in Budapest in 1973, in a family of musicians. I have been playing the violin since I was six years old. In 1991 I graduated from the Győr Conservatory of Music in violin and in 1998 from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in bass viola (name of folk instrument “brácsa”). My…

Joanna Mieszkowicz I have always loved dancing, traveling, meeting people and engaging them in ecological and cultural activities (I am an environmental lady by training). For more than 2 decades I have been exploring the dances of the Chango people by participating in many meetings of dance houses, dance tabors in Romania, Hungary and Poland….

Farkas Gyulai – violinist, singer, dancer, also plays the koboz, gardon, flutes and, most importantly, is able to teach all this in a very natural and gentle way. Co-founder of the band Szépszerével (2012), founder of the band Szőrénszálán (2023), with whom he often visits Poland. Sympathy for Poland and Poles has also translated into…

1961, Csíkkarcfalva, ROI worked in Balanbánya (romanian Bălan, a town in Transilvania) until 1990. Many Moldovans worked in Balanbánya, many of them were Csángós, and I noticed their unique speech and archaic features. We became friends with several of them, they were more courageous in using their own language in front of us, they invited…

The Folkwir Band is a group of cheerful musicians passionate about traditional melodies, able to bring everyone to heel with a nonchalant smile. They love cheerful polkas and twisted cheers, and will also play for integration dances with their own unique twist. Together with energetic Kasia Kostanska-Maziarz, who will explain each dance well, they create…

Sámsondi Gergely – is a phenomenal dance musician, a non-stage performer and a pupil of village masters (including Zoltán Vak from Gimesz). He plays the violin, kobos, flutes and dulcimer. Since 1993, he has regularly organised dance houses where he performs as the leader of the Borvíz string band specialising in music from Transylvania, Seklerszczyzna…