This installment of our Festival Audio series features musicians from the Heveder Folk Music Ensemble who are appearing at this year’s Hungarian Heritage program.

The cimbalom is a type of hammered dulcimer prominent in Hungarian folk music. It’s classified as a chordophone, though it is percussive in nature, as the musician hammers the strings with a set of mallets.

Fazakas Albert is featured on the instrument in this track, which was recorded on July 3, 2013 at the Heritage House at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Enjoy!