CHARDON, Ohio -- The Chardon Polka Band has put out two new polka-filled albums of music just in time for the holidays: “Oh No! Not Again!” and “A Very Polka Christmas.” “Oh No! Not Again!” features ...
You can clap your hands and stomp your feet all you want, but it’s appearing that polka music can indeed be beat. Witness the impending fate of the Wisconsin Polka Hall of Fame. After nearly a quarter ...
Pat Barrera hadn’t been out to see her favorite music in a while. But when she sat at a table on a recent Sunday to watch the 55th Annual Chicago Festival of Polka Bands in Orland Park, the bands ...
Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were raised ...
EVELETH, Minn. — Picture a typical Catholic Mass. The tall cathedral, the wooden pews, and perhaps some music on an organ. At any point did you picture an accordion? If yes, there's a good chance ...
VERONA -- The locally-grown musical talents of Fritz's Polka Band will get a glimpse of the national limelight Sunday as one of its hit polka songs plays on the TV show "Breaking Bad." The five-member ...
Normally a German/Czech polka band, Houston's Das Ist Lustig crosses the musical and cultural divide on St. Patrick's Day at St. Arnold's Brewery.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — This Saturday, the Genetti's ballroom will be packed with polka dancers and players, hosted by the Pennsylvania Polkafest with a long lineup of local and national talent. It's a ...
TWO THIS AFTERNOON. WELL, NEW ON 12 TODAY IS WISCONSIN POLKA DAY. GOVERNOR TONY EVERS IS MAKING THE PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLKA BECOMING OUR STATE DANCE. AND JOINING US ...