Since arriving on the Slovak music scene in 1999 Hrdza have secured a relatively strong position locally while enjoying a good name beyond the folk scene from which they originally hailed. They have performed many concerts both at home and abroad and have earned some twenty awards from a variety of competitions and festivals, including the most eminent Czech awards at Porta festival in Usti nad Labem in 2003 and Zahrada Festival in 2004, both famous three-level competitions.