This is "The World According to Polka." I'm Jake Kouwe. - And I'm Bob Buzecan, and we're from The Chardon Polka Band. - And ...

From old world to new shores / Helena Simonett -- Accordion jokes : a folklorist's view / Richard March -- From chanky-chank to Yankee chanks : the Cajun accordion as identity symbol / Mark F. DeWitt ...

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.

Neil Young has spent his decades-long career shifting in and out of hard-and-fast genre definitions. The Canadian singer-songwriter often blurs the edges between folk, rock, country, and grunge before ...

Polka music is no longer just for one’s grandparents. Johnny Koenig has been playing accordion since 5 years old and is looking to change how people think about the genre. “In the past, polkas ...

For the first time in about 10 years, Pete Truszkowski and his accordion will not be making it to this year’s Plymouth Alive Kielbasa Festival. Truszkowski, of Mountain Top, known by festival ...

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.

Canada's Polka King Walter Ostanek has been playing his accordion and polka music for decades. At 91, he says it's finally ...

He elevated his instrument’s often-maligned reputation with deft musicianship, and by writing and commissioning a wide range of music. By Richard Sandomir Guy Klucevsek, a masterly accordion player ...

SAN DIEGO — You don't have to wait until Oktoberfest to get your fill of the accordion. In this Zevely Zone, I received a special invitation from a club in La Jolla. It was months ago when the San ...