Polka had a lot more to do with the creation of Neil Young's "Southern Man" than most listeners might realize.

Stanley C. Mroz’s living room in Walker is filled with amplifiers, mixers, and all of the equipment needed to run a band. It would be easy to believe that Mroz, like any other local musician, is still ...

Kevin Solecki, a Grammy-nominated accordionist who owns Carnegie Accordion, sells his own brand of the instrument and plays some of the most renowned brands. Solecki also offers private lessons.

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Verne Meisner, 66, whose accordion-propelled polka tunes kept the upper Midwest dancing for 57 years and who won an international following for his musical skill, died June 10 of cancer at St. Luke’s ...

Of course Polish accordion player Lidia Kaminska gets this question a lot from Americans: "How about a polka?" Not a chance. Frankly, she's not interested. She's Bach, not "In Heaven There Is No Beer.

Steve Meisner, one of Wisconsin's best-known polka musicians, died June 1 at age 62 shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. As part of the band that carried his name, Meisner, a lifelong Whitewater ...

KALAMAZOO --In late 2005, guitarist Ken Haas and a few other members of a 10-piece cover band were waiting for a bandmate to arrive at practice when Haas started playing Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb ...

The man known around the country as The Polk King, Jan Lewan and his music partner Alex Meixner shared the true life story of “The Polka King.” Lewan’s story was made into a Netflix movie starring ...

Ohio’s Chardon Polka Band travels the country virtually to celebrate their genre. Polka musicians nationwide contribute to a delightful tapestry of unique performances that celebrate Americana, ...