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New publication: Fehér Anikó: Vágják az erdei utat – [songs from an informant from Transylvania’s Mezőség Region – Szász István "Bődi"]. A joint publication of the Hungarian Academy of Arts’ Art Theory and Methods Research Institute and Napkút Kiadó, Budapest. 2024. Fehér Anikó presents Szász István "Bődi"’s repertoire, life, melodies and performing style in a monographical format. "The biography and repertoire are a beautiful demonstration of how Hungarian folk music changed in peasant life of the 20th century". The publication presents the life of Szász István and his environment with analysis of his repertoire and detailed information on style and keys. There are 100 folk songs including soldier’s songs, love songs, and ballads. The publication includes Fehér Anikó’s transcriptions of the songs, recordings, notes from her personal meetings with her informant…a slice from the life of a representative of a lost tradition. Also described here is the perhaps surprising 21st century way Fehér Anikó first came in contact with her informant: he actually contacted HER via the internet…Published here are recommendations for this volume by Gubinecz Ákos.