The International Polka Association was formed in 1968 to advance polka music. One way the nonprofit organization achieves that goal is through a group that does live performances. International Polka ...
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 ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – For polka lovers, this festival is an opportunity to be immersed in the music and food of the Polish and Slovenian cultures. Visit Johnstown will present the 1st Summit Bank Johnstown ...
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 ...
Patrick Varine Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 6:01 a.m. | Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 6:01 a.m. Joe Grkman Jr. can recall his father playing the accordion as far back as he can remember. “He’d have a friend come ...
Like the rest of us, the guys in The Chardon Polka Band spent parts of 2020 readjusting their estimates as to how long the novel coronavirus pandemic would put a hold on such things as live music ...
In Slavic and German communities along the U.S. “polka circuit,” nobody has to be told about Frankie Yankovic and his five-man polka band. In a year they play as many as 275 one-night stands in ...