Today, Joe Jr. and his son Mike are both part of the house band at Hofbrauhaus in Pittsburgh’s South Side, playing old and new polka music for crowds of all ages with several groups housed at ...
But in the Midwest, music and dancing are shared among ethnic groups, and most bands are ethnically mixed. In the 20th century, radio broadcasts and recordings delivered the polka to more new ...
Experts on the Polish American polka music scene typically say it divided it into two major styles: Eastern and Chicago. The Eastern style was rooted in the big-band tradition and practiced by large ...
Alpine music — and more specifically Polka and Oberkrainer — are considered ancient German. But what many people don't know is that the origin is not in the Bavarian or Swiss Alps but in Slovenia.
“I told my wife many times, it’s amazing. You never know how many people you touch with your music.” Sinchak put together his own polka band as soon as the Saints were over. While he was ...