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 ...

KENT, Ohio – If you are looking for something fun to do in Northeast Ohio this weekend, check out Kent Oktoberfest. The festival is Saturday, Oct. 4, from noon to 8 p.m. Highlights include seasonal ...

Celebrate Fredericksburg’s Oktoberfest and Hill Country fall festivals in early to mid-October with beer, wine, music, and scenic Texas charm.

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 ...

Missed Oktoberfest? Now is the perfect time to plan for next year, and you don't have to travel outside of the American ...

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 ...

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — New Braunfels is home to the historic Gruene Hall, Schlitterbahn and the Comal River. But every November its signature celebration of German heritage and Texas spirit known as ...

A growing movement among polka aficionados infuses the music with rock 'n' roll to convince a new generation that polka is not just Old World music played on big accordions by men in polyester suits.

FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (WNEM) - The smell of bratwurst, the sound of polka, and a zip line soaring above Main Street could only mean one thing, the Bavarian Festival is back in Frankenmuth. The 66th ...

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 ...