Toni Jarvis will spend today doing what she has done the last Saturday of every summer month for 70 years: playing the accordion for the fun-loving crowd at the German Park picnics. "It's not a ...

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 ...

LINCOLN — The hammered dulcimer, accordion, trombone and bass blend to create unique polka melodies and the 100-year-old dance tradition of the Volga Germans. Meet the musicians, dancers and families ...

Ralph E. Szubski, "The Accordian Man," plays "La Dee Dah." Ralph E. Szubski, "The Accordian Man," plays "La Dee Dah." A cut off Ralph E. Szubski's recording, "Polkas To Sqz-n-plz." CLEVELAND, Ohio -- ...

“To get into this thing, you kind of have to do it all before they even consider it,” said Walt Groller. When it comes to polka music, Walt Groller has done it all. And so the Whitehall Township ...

There’s no shame for accordionist LynnMarie in losing this year’s Grammy for Best Polka Album to Jimmy Sturr’s “Let’s Polka ‘Round. Sturr, the clarinet-playing bandleader from Florida, N. Y., has 14 ...

Among free-reed instruments with bellows, the accordion was developed in the early 1800s alongside others like the concertina, bandoneon, and harmonium. Google Doodle celebrated the ‘accordion’ on ...

If you love beer, bratwursts and accordions, it's the most wonderful time of the year. Munich's Oktoberfest begins Saturday, and bars and beer gardens across the Washington region will join in the ...

NEW ULM — Polka may be beer-drinking party music, but it’s also spiritual. That’s what over 300 people discovered at the third annual polka service held Sunday morning at New Ulm’s Bavarian Blast, a ...

SAN DIEGO — You don't have to wait until Oktoberfest to get your fill of the accordion. In this Zevely Zone, I received a special invitation from a club in La Jolla. It was months ago when the San ...

In nine years of holding the Big Squeeze accordion contest, the non-profit Texas Folklife has learned that in Texas, Conjunto is king. This year’s contest, which is for those 21 and younger, will take ...