Toni Jarvis will spend today doing what she has done the last Saturday of every summer month for 70 years: playing the accordion for the fun-loving crowd at the German Park picnics. "It's not a ...

Fröhliche Musiker Blasorchester is the name of mid-Michigan’s own German Polka Band. The band’s name translates to “happy musicians in a wind band” and features 14 members, including co-founders Sara ...

Ralph E. Szubski, "The Accordian Man," plays "La Dee Dah." Ralph E. Szubski, "The Accordian Man," plays "La Dee Dah." A cut off Ralph E. Szubski's recording, "Polkas To Sqz-n-plz." CLEVELAND, Ohio -- ...

There’s no shame for accordionist LynnMarie in losing this year’s Grammy for Best Polka Album to Jimmy Sturr’s “Let’s Polka ‘Round. Sturr, the clarinet-playing bandleader from Florida, N. Y., has 14 ...

Among free-reed instruments with bellows, the accordion was developed in the early 1800s alongside others like the concertina, bandoneon, and harmonium. Google Doodle celebrated the ‘accordion’ on ...

Compared to electric guitars or drums, the oft-maligned accordion isn't a particularly sexy instrument ... unless you happen to play polkas. And for more than a half-century, Rockford's Virgil Baker ...

FRANKENMUTH, Mich. -- Here's a hotel that could be music to your ears. Its theme? Accordion polka tunes. The 38-room Marv Herzog Hotel opened eight months ago in this German-themed tourist town.

NEW ULM — Polka may be beer-drinking party music, but it’s also spiritual. That’s what over 300 people discovered at the third annual polka service held Sunday morning at New Ulm’s Bavarian Blast, a ...

Musikfest is known for its variety of music, but polka is its heart. After all, the word Musikfest and the German names of the platzes were inspired by the Oktoberfests of the world. There may be some ...

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 ...

In nine years of holding the Big Squeeze accordion contest, the non-profit Texas Folklife has learned that in Texas, Conjunto is king. This year’s contest, which is for those 21 and younger, will take ...