Sep. 30—Joe Grkman Jr. can recall his father playing the accordion as far back as he can remember. "He'd have a friend come over to play guitar along with him," said Grkman, 70, a Westmoreland County ...

Learn about the history of polka music in Minnesota. Polka has been part of Minnesota’s rich music history for a long time. In this half-hour special, learn about Minnesota’s polka music scene. Polka ...

WADSWORTH, Ohio (AP) — Each Tuesday morning, Gene Kovack walks into the Wadsworth Community Television office carrying a well-worn shoebox filled with 14 videotapes. The box has been repaired so many ...

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 ...

A local polka music legend passed away on Christmas Day. The Facebook page for “Stanky and the Coalminers” reports that ...

MARATHON CITY, Wis. (WSAW) - Polka music will fill the air in Marathon Tuesday night as the Marathon City Heritage Center hosts their last concert of the summer. This is part of a three-part concert ...

The 19th-century European immigrants to Wisconsin arrived with polkas ringing in their ears. The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time, had developed from folk roots and became a European popular ...

You can clap your hands and stomp your feet all you want, but it’s appearing that polka music can indeed be beat. Witness the impending fate of the Wisconsin Polka Hall of Fame. After nearly a quarter ...

What’s the difference between an accordion player and a terrorist? Terrorists have sympathizers. Yes, that’s a joke, but you can forgive the polka community for not laughing right now. On June 4, the ...

John “Stanky” Stankovic, the legendary Northeast Pennsylvania polka king who entertained millions of people from around the ...