Szilvia Bognár - vocal, flute, bansuri
Péter Bede - saxophone, tilinkó
János Gerzson - oud, buzuki, bansuri, riq
Csaba Gyulai - percussion gadulka
Máté Hámori - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Zoltán Kovács - double bass, vocal

Guests:
Máté Hegedűs - violin
Márton Sütő - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Balázs Szokolay Dongó - flute, bagpipe, jew's harp

Luca, Csongor and Boróka Gerzson, Samu and Csongor Gyulai, Janka Éva Kovács, Júlia Báder, Etelka Jánosi

World music songs for Christmas

Szilvia Bognár - voice
Péter Bede - saxophone, kaval, flute
János Gerzson - oud
Csaba Gyulai - percussion
Zoltán Kovács - double bass, buzuki, vocal
István Pál "Szalonna" - violin
Krisztián Rácz - acoustic and electric guitar
Balázs Thurnay - flute, vocal

Ditties. About lovers, happy and unhappy brides, parting and letting go, courage, love and predestination... All this is put into words and melody with the help of Hungarian folksongs, completed by a poetical song of the Chuvash in which they praise their relatives, also by a fine, elegantly dancing short Cheremis song, and a Bulgarian mountain song that sounds sharply from afar.

Szilvia Bognár - voice
Péter Bede - saxophone, shepherd's flute
János Gerzson - oud
Krisztián Rácz - acoustic and electric guitar
Csaba Gyulai - percussion, gadulka
Zoltán Kovács - double bass, bass guitar, violin, vocal
István Pál "Szalonna" - violin
Balázs Thurnay - kaval, shepherd's flute, marimba, vocal

Special guests:
Ágnes Herczku - voice
Ági szalóki - voice

„One could hardly write with more sensitivity about the treasures we have inherited from past centuries, kept alive – among others – by folklore. Such are the folksongs and folk ballads passed down from generation to generation, dedicated to momentary and at the same time ageless emotions, destinies and events. Not only the beauty of the melodies, the refined and forever valid lyrics are fascinating, but also the whole body of traditions and beliefs hidden between the lines. These ’insignificant little songs’ are imprints of a traditional culture once flourishing, but now only surviving in scattered shreds. They have preserved countless secrets and messages, whose deciphering can be an immense pleasure for the modern listener. This belief has led me to compile this album.
I have woven the fabric of a storyline, telling the path of woman’s life, from traditional songs, prayers, and excerpts from children’s games. Birth – marriage – death: the turning points of life are interwoven with the periods of childhood and of choosing a partner, followed by the decades of married life, where the life of the husband and the children is emphasized.
I sing the story, and my musician companions paly the music arranged by Zoltán Kovács. So do the ’Songs watch over Time’, and so do we preserve the songs...” – Szilvia Bognár

Szilvia Bognár – voice
Márta Sebestyén – voice
Mariann Majorosi – voice
Péter Bede – shepherd’s flute, saxophone
Ágoston Félix Benke – drum
Mátyás Bolya – koboz
Csaba Gyulai – percussion, gadulka
Gábor Juhász – guitar
Zoltán Kovács – double bass, violin
István Pál „Szalonna” – violin, vocal
Balázs Thurnay – kaval, recorder, marimba, vocal
Flóra Erdélyi and Dafna Busa – nursery rhymes