Fröhliche Musiker Blasorchester is the name of mid-Michigan’s own German Polka Band. The band’s name translates to “happy musicians in a wind band” and features 14 members, including co-founders Sara ...

The sounds of oom-pah music filled the air in downtown Cape Girardeau as Pat Schwent and "The German Hot Seven" polka band entertained the crowd at the first Old Town Cape Oktoberfest. The event, set ...

Have band will travel. Frohliche Musiker Blasorchester, a local German polka band, will bring its interactive performance style back to Dow Diamond on Saturday, August 16. The 14-musician brass and ...

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 ...