Congratulations to Uszturu, perhaps the world’s most authentic, fantastic-sounding, experienced, and well-traveled Hungarian folk music revival bands, for being awarded the “Tanchaz Award” from the Tanchaz Egyesulet and Hagyomanyok Haza in 2026. See https://atempo.sk/hirek/98-hirek/49463-ok-kapjak-a-tanchaz-dijat-es-a-tanchaz-ermeket-2026-ban.html

What’s everyone listening to now that’s new, good, hot - or maybe old but has captured your ear again? I’m really into Muhely Banda’s new CD, Vagjunk Bele. On Apple Music it’s https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/m%C5%B1hely-banda/1872092711, on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/0VDks0fhVKtBGZSm7SBl6G?si=8HqlmU3eQfeWKjoyJ-pVBg . They are out of Marosvasarhely, one of the violinists is Kicsi (Bartis Zoltan) who’s been to Canada before. My favorite song is “FriciGeza fantazia”, about halfway through after the friss there is a halgato which is dynamite.

I promise it is worth your 8 minutes 😂 This is the energy we need to build our Network!