The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time ... much as WSM's Grand Ole Opry spread Southern traditional music far and wide. The recordings of groups like the Romy Gosz Orchestra and Lawrence ...

Today, Joe Jr. and his son Mike are both part of the house band at Hofbrauhaus in Pittsburgh’s South Side, playing old and new polka music for crowds of all ages with several groups housed at ...

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 raised ...

Four days, 36 bands and a sold-out crowd. That’s the short story of the “Mollie B Polka Party” taping that took place Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 8-11, at the Medina Entertainment Center ...

By Kristin Holtz, Staff Writer It’s the type of music that just can’t keep your toes from tapping and hands from clapping. Polka music will be in abundance the last full weekend of ...

A remarkable fundraiser, held by the Two Rivers Historical Society, occurred Sunday, Feb. 2, at Sepia Chapel, Two Rivers.

Both were raised in families where polka music was a regular part of the family soundtrack, and both are part of the effort to keep the ethnic musical tradition alive today. “I grew up with my ...