Garrett Tatano, 24, of Canonsburg was born and raised on polka music, with Polish and Italian parents who both played accordion as he was growing up. “My grandfather used to run polka dances on ...

No wonder then that also polka music became strongly associated with Polonia ... It often included the clarinet, the accordion and violins. A popular creator in the Chicago style was the city’s own ...

Besides the polka, waltz and tango, the younger set is incorporating the instrument into jazz and French cafe music, he said.

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS To say there was a connection last week inside the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & ...