Back from Hungarian tour

This December was truly incredible ! The nyckelharpa, fiddle and I travelled all the way to Hungary for a bunch of concerts with singer-songwriter Csaba L. Bardócz.

Concert in Vác with Csaba L. Bardócz. Photo Pannónia Ház.

​The official purpose was to release a few tunes together, the unofficial one was to bring Scandinavian folk music to new audiences ! For that purpose, I brought with me Erik Orvehed on säckpipa (Swedish bagpipe) and various folk flutes.

Playing with Erik Orvehed at Zsengélő Café in Verőce. Photo Khalid Hatim.

The rhythm of that little tour was very intense, playing every day in different locations across Hungary and even twice one day, yet we still found time to indulge in sweet poppy seeds rolls, copious amounts of tea and unashamed bad puns. Some locations were truly incredible, like the Leskowsky Musical Instruments Museum in Kecskemét.

Concert at Leskowsky Musical Instruments Museum in Kecskemét, with a glimpse of their impressive collection. Photo Leskowsky Museum.

Once the concerts were complete, it was time to get into the studio in Hévíz, where we recorded two tunes, Csaba and I. We kept it simple, true to both our performing styles, so the nyckelharpa's resonance and Csaba's emotion-filled voice can be heard fully. We also decided to go for one song in English and one in Hungarian, to balance our internationality with the local and tiny.
These two tunes will be released on next Bandcamp Friday, the 3rd of February !