BAY CITY — Benny Prill sits in the middle of a six-piece polka ensemble, accordion strapped around his shoulders, looking out at 40 or so faces staring back at him. He begins to speak — in Polish. But ...

FRANKFORD — What is polka music? Ask musician Ed Goldberg and the answer is simple. “It’s happy music,” the accordion player said. “People, as soon as they enter into a building and they hear a polka ...

The Boyne Falls Polish Festival runs through Sunday. There will be plenty of polish music, polka dancing, and homemade polish food. The festival’s chairman says they have a new, much larger tent, ...

BAY CITY, MI — Centuries old and played around the world, polka music is an integral part of Polish, German and Slovenian cultures, Wally Raczkowski said. But in recent years, as older generations die ...

HOUSTON -- A CultureMap reader sent us a recently posted YouTube video with a catchy song dedicated to Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, penned by the Continental Club's Pete Gordon. "Combining his ...

Polka music is for dancing—in the kitchen, the corner tavern, or at a local dance hall. Originating in Bohemia in 1834, it was an internationally popular ballroom dance throughout the 19th century.

Get ready to celebrate, because the Boyne Falls Polish Festival has reached a big milestone. The 50th annual Polish Festival begins on Thursday, July 31 and runs through Aug. 3. The four-day event ...

Dick Kamont finds polka music often plays second fiddle to mainstream music like rock, hip hop and pop. But he also adds few can deny the cheerfulness and upbeat nature of the genre. "Polka music is ...

PARK CITY, Utah — Jack Black unveiled his new film, The Polka King, at Sundance Film Festival Sunday night, but he wasn't the biggest star in the room. That distinction belonged to Polish polka singer ...

Armed with an accordion and donning a puffy-sleeved purple shirt, white pants and white patent leather shoes (a la "Polka King" Frankie Yankovic), current Madison County Circuit Judge Dave Hylla took ...

The 2017 Houston Astros' World Series run wasn't lacking lovable charm. What it was lacking was a soundtrack. So Polish Pete and the Polka? I Hardly Know Her Band set about to put some music to the ...