Tarkany Muvek

Tárkány Művek are a group of Hungarian traditional and jazz musicians from Budapest. Their sound welds traditional Hungarian folk with classical music and avant garde jazz, more recently with reggae and rock.

The band was founded in 2008 and led by Bálint Tárkány-Kovács. Tárkány Művek released its first album in May, 2010 and quickly became one of the most popular and celebrated young folk bands of Hungary. The songs of the album "You Etched Your Face in Mine" (Arcomba az arcod vésted) created a new musical language which can be easily described as representing a new pathway in Hungarian contemporary folk. Jazz given to Balkan tastes, chansons and folk songs have led to astonishing tunes. The combination of musical themes which are usually taken from traditional folk songs and novel instrumentation makes Tárkány Művek one-of-a-kind. The distinctive sound of the folk dulcimer or cimbalom, saxophone, kontra and bass are enriched with female vocals which make these folk tunes unforgettable.

2007-2015:

• Bálint Tárkány-Kovács - lyricist, songwriter, cymbalist
• Julianna Paár – singer
• Gergő Kováts - saxophone, tárogató, flute, wind instruments
• Endre Papp - Transylvanian and classical viola
• András Bognár - double bass, gardon

2015-today

• Bálint Tárkány-Kovács - lyricist, songwriter, cimbalom player
• Petra Kész - singer
• Pázmándi Gergely - saxophone
• Ádám Móser - accordion, bagpipe
• Dániel Arday - contrabass
• David Szegő - drums

• Arcomba az arcod vésted/You Etched Your Face in Mine (2010)
• Címesincs (2013)
• Őszi vázlatok (Autumn sketch) feat. Mihály Dresch - Live concert (2014)
• Magyar konyha támad (Hungarian kitchen bites) (2017)

• 2017 Cluj Napoca (RO)
• 2016 Akvárium, Budapest
• 2016 Double Rise Festival, Torockó (RO)
• 2015 VOLT festival, Sopron (HU)
• 2014 Budapest PARK, Budapest
• 2014 MÜPA, Budapest
• 2014 Kaláka Festival, Eger (HU)
• 2013 Csíkszereda (RO)
• 2013 SZIN, Szegedi Ifjúsági Napok festival, Szeged (HU)
• 2013 Animation Film Festival of Kecskemét- Kecskemét (HU)
• 2012 Bratislava (SK) - Warszava (PL) tour, Tárkány Művek
• 2012 Palace of Arts, Budapest
• 2012 A38 Ship, Budapest
• 2011 Valley of Arts, Kapolcs (HU)
• 2011 Millenaris, Budapest
• 2011 Jazz and Worldmusic Festival, Nagykanizsa
• 2011 Paloc Easter, Fulek (SK)
• 2011 Hungarian Cavalcade, Warszava (PL)
• 2011 Gyilkostoi sokadalom (RO)
• 2011 POSZT - Pecs
• 2010 Spring Festival, Budapest
• 2010 A38 (ship), Budapest
• 2009 SZIN, Szeged

• Official website