But in the Midwest, music and dancing are shared ... already an established musician, an accordion prodigy whose original band, Verne Meisner and the Polka Boys, was aptly named - the members ...

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 ...

Cory Pesaturo is a virtuoso on the accordion to say the least. With this crazy beautiful electric instrument in his hands, let's see what he can do as we delve into the worlds of Jazz, Polka ...

The accordion has been popular in folk music from several different cultures ... the conjunto, we also see polka," said Dr. Oliver. "For us at Texas Folklife, being able to highlight these ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS To say there was a connection last week inside the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum during an event aptly named “The Accordion’s Cultural ...