44th National Táncház Festival & Fair • 4–6 April 2025
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Introduction
Halmos Béla was "…a musician who created something of lasting value as a pioneer revival folk musician, but who also made his mark as a folk music collector and researcher. He was the first amongst the dance house musicians to earn a post graduate degree in ethnomusicology - for his dissertation on the band led by Ádám István ’Icsán’ fiddler from the Transylvanian village of Szék/ Sic. In the history of the dance house movement there are few who have gained more public respect and esteem than Halmos Béla…."