BAY CITY — Benny Prill sits in the middle of a six-piece polka ensemble, accordion strapped around his shoulders, looking out at 40 or so faces staring back at him. He begins to speak — in Polish. But ...

FRANKFORD — What is polka music? Ask musician Ed Goldberg and the answer is simple. “It’s happy music,” the accordion player said. “People, as soon as they enter into a building and they hear a polka ...

The Boyne Falls Polish Festival runs through Sunday. There will be plenty of polish music, polka dancing, and homemade polish food. The festival’s chairman says they have a new, much larger tent, ...

BAY CITY, MI — Centuries old and played around the world, polka music is an integral part of Polish, German and Slovenian cultures, Wally Raczkowski said. But in recent years, as older generations die ...

Polka music is for dancing—in the kitchen, the corner tavern, or at a local dance hall. Originating in Bohemia in 1834, it was an internationally popular ballroom dance throughout the 19th century.

HOUSTON -- A CultureMap reader sent us a recently posted YouTube video with a catchy song dedicated to Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, penned by the Continental Club's Pete Gordon. "Combining his ...

Polish Fest started as Polish Day in 1987, a one-day picnic with no music, run by the Polish Club of the Wisconsin Dells. In 1990 Patrick Cukierka and Richard Makowski took control of the event, added ...

Dick Kamont finds polka music often plays second fiddle to mainstream music like rock, hip hop and pop. But he also adds few can deny the cheerfulness and upbeat nature of the genre. "Polka music is ...

PULASKI, Wis. (WFRV) – Thousands of people are expected to descend upon the village of Pulaski this weekend as Pulaski Polka Days returns for its 46th year. The four-day celebration runs Thursday ...

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 ...

If everyone knew how to polka, crime would be lower, people would always be friendly and Brett Favre would not be a Minnesota Viking. OK, it may not be the answer to all problems, but those who polka ...