The core members of the family cimbalom band are the Žigas from Gelnica: father Július, his daughter Bohdana and son Filip. Guest members are Vladimír Plachetka, Kristián Bandy and Július Bandy. All of them are graduates of conservatories and are engaged in music production professionally. Bohdana Žigová and Filip Žiga were scholarship recipients of the Divé maky organization.
The song When I Came to the Apple Tree (Sar me geľom ke jablonka) is in two-quarter time, with a slower tempo during the verses and an accelerated tempo during the interludes. Bohdana Žigová interprets it with Romani lyrics.
Instruments and players: Július Žiga – double bass, Bohdana Žigová – cello, vocals, Filip Žiga – violin, Július Bandy – cimbalom, Kristián Bandy – viola, Vladimír Plachetka – accordion.
The record was created on December 11, 2021, at the Center for Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
Recorded: December 11, 2021