It was a picture-perfect summer day for the recent Polka Party at the Hammond Marina. The ever-popular event took place during the city’s annual Festival of the Lakes celebration. The day was ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The 1st Summit Bank PolkaFest was punctuated Sunday with an outdoor Mass drawing a couple hundred people praising God with Polka music. The Very Rev. James F. Crookston presided over ...
Although the popularity of polka has waned in the last couple of decades, the genre is far from dead in the Northland. In fact, Duluthian Ray Ahlgren was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at ...
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 ...
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 ...
CHARDON, Ohio - Chardon Polka Band, one of the country's leading modern polka groups, is bringing its music to children. The Cleveland-based group released a kids' album, "Pony In The Backseat," on ...
The 19th-century European immigrants to Wisconsin arrived with polkas ringing in their ears. The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time, had developed from folk roots and became a European popular ...