What kind of person can coax shy, diffident Minnesotans to boogie down on the dance floor? He’s a pirate and he calls himself ...

The Kingery Family and the Larry Olsen Polka Band will take their show to the stage at the 2024 Life Connections event April 26 at the Willmar Civic Center. The Kingery family, of the Atwater-Grove ...

Is everybody happy.” Larry Olsen yelled out that more than once when he played his concertina with his brother Leon, who was also working his magic on the musical instrument well known in polka ...

Smithsonian Folkways: SF 40088 (on container: SF CD 40088). Polkas and other dance music performed by 7 Wisconsin polka bands. All selections previously released. Program notes by Richard March (28 p.

ARCADIA - Students at Arcadia High School know how to play a polka - and they don't need an accordion to carry the tune. "We make it exciting," said senior Kelly Boberg, 17, who plays the flute. "We ...

EVELETH — Picture a typical Catholic Mass. The tall cathedral, the wooden pews and perhaps some music on an organ. At any point did you picture an accordion? If yes, there's a good chance you've been ...