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Folkfree (Biography)
The idea of the Folkfree band was created by Gábor Hajas at 2003, his aim was to create a unique style music based on traditional Hungarian virtue with a modern harmonization.
The realisation of the ideas was started with a bassist, András Koroknay, then yet in an instrumental form.
Over the years, Folkfree music naturally turned into a performance where the sound of the hurdy-gurdy and the traditional Hungarian folk music well assorted with drum and bass, dub, reggae and other modern electronic elements provided a mature, unique style for the band.
Current line-up was set up in 2006.
The band alive is a boomblast, with nasty beats, heavy sound, and an audience based show, wich keeps the legs moving all night long.
The band played at all the main festivals and clubs around Hungary. Since December 2007 they have organized a mini-tour with MC SirReal (Freestylers UK) and MC K.W. Arms (UK). After the success of the 2008 spring concerts with them, Folkfree toured along the summer festivals under the production name: "Folkfree ft Mc SirReal & KW Arms", a special productions of our country with unique Folkfree and Freestylers songs. Their first album 'Claptarp' debut was in February 2009 on A38 Concert Ship on Budapest and at Savaria Cinema in Szombathely, West-Hungary. The album is also featuring the two well-known British MC's and Bina from Bauchklang (GER/AT) as well as KRSA from Pannonia Allstar Ska Orchestra. Of course they couldn't give a miss to these performances. The album Claptrap was released at their expenses (as author's edition) Featuring the French reggae artist, Tribuman (FRA) and the artists mentioned above. On debut party of the album a great name, Barry Ashworth, the father of the Dub Pistols, rode the plates until morning, and he had been impressed so much that he has been in a close relationship with the band yet. In proof of that Folkfree was on stage together with Dub Pistols on the Balaton Sound Festival in 2009. The song "Szakítós" (Tearing apart) can be heard on MR2 Petőfi Radio and it takes place on MR2 selection album "Egy kis hazai 3". (Hungarian selection part 3.) The video clip "Kimentem" (I went out) regularly appears on MTV (Music Television Hungary). The band was invited to the MTV ICON festival, where they played remix hits of the band Hungária (a Hungarian Rock'n'Roll Band of '70-80 years), "Micsoda buli" and "Szexbomba". (What a party! and Sex bomb). This premiere was June 27, 2009 in Siófok Coke Club. The Folkfree unique sound is continuously able to astonish their audience and found recipient ears not only in Hungary, but also abroad .
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Press Releases:
Printed media:
Planet Z, Free Magazin, WAN2 Magazin, Magyar Hírlap, Exit, Pesti Est, fontosabb megyei újságok (Vas Népe, Hajdú-Bihari Napló, stb...)
Television:
Magyar Televízió egyes ill. kettes csatornája, RTL Klub, Music Television, Fix. TV, stb...
Radio:
Rádió Cafe, MR 2, Lánchíd Rádió, Fúzió Rádió, stb...
Concerts:
European concerts:
Lengyelország, Szlovákia, Ausztria
Hungarian concerts:
A 38 Hajó, JATE Klub, Klinika Mozi, Coke Club, Lovarda, Savaria Mozi, Zsolnay Gyár, Kultiplex, Gödör Klub, Merlin Színház, Zöld Pardon, Szeparé, Rockwell, Push, Morrisons , Ráday Klub, After Music Klub ...
Festivals:
Sziget, VOLT, Balaton Sound, EFOTT, Balatone, SZIN, KOTTA, Campus, AZFESZT, Balaton Musicwave, MEN, T-Mobile Kapcsolat Koncert 2009...
Discography:
Members of the band:
- Gábor Hajas - hurdy-gurdy
- Gábor Báthori - drums
- István Ferencsák - vocals, guitar, folk instruments
- András Koroknay - bass guitar, sampling, musical director
- András Tamási aka MC Lomex - mc
