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 ...

Alex Meixner is a Grammy-nominated musician and advocate...for polka music. Though he plays multiple instruments, including trumpet and drums, he's best known as an accomplished accordion player. He ...

Feb. 2—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 ...

PULASKI, Wis. (WFRV) – Thousands of people are expected to descend upon the village of Pulaski this weekend as Pulaski Polka Days returns for its 46th year. The four-day celebration runs Thursday ...

Neighbors recently carried a note from a reader telling of the musical heritage of Lankin, N.D., because it once had several fine polka bands. Well, Matt Hodek, who lives in that Walsh County town, ...

It seems polka fans, especially younger ones, are a lot like members of the fictional "Fight Club." ("The first rule of polka is: You do not talk about polka.") "A lot of people are afraid to admit to ...