Vadalma creates vibrant, intimate, handcrafted arrangements of Hungarian village folk songs, featuring the rich singing traditions of Transylvania, Moldavia, Transdanubia, and other areas of the Carpathian Basin. Based in San Francisco and Budapest, Vadalma is a wild sprout of the diaspora, reflecting a process of cultural transmission and reimagining heritage in a new setting. Led by singer Zina Bozzay, whose song settings are brought to life by Matthew Szemela's brilliant fiddling and Misha Khalikulov's dynamic cello playing, Vadalma learns the songs directly from culture bearers in the village oral tradition, framing them with instrumental accompaniment that blends traditional, composed, and improvised elements crafted to highlight the songs’ beauty and uniqueness. Their engaging performances reach broad audiences, combining English-language song translations and stories of village life with sublime arrangements, bringing a new face to this beautiful heritage. Vadalma’s innovative approach has been praised as “masterful” “thrilling” “unparalleled” “gorgeous” and “exemplary” by master Hungarian folk musicians.  Their debut album Music of Elderflowers enjoyed CD release concerts in California, New York, Hungary, and Romania, and collaborations include Agócs Gergely, Navratil Andrea, Fábián Éva, Enyedi-Salamon Quartet, Berecz István, Dűvő, and Debreczeni-Kis Helga.  Vadalma means “wild apple”, and also has a double meaning of “wild song today”.