At the time, Steve's father Verne was already an established musician, an accordion prodigy whose original band, Verne Meisner and the Polka Boys, was aptly named - the members were in their early ...

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 ...

the Eastern style was evoked by Lewan’s band. The Chicago polka is sometimes referred to as ‘rural’ or ‘honky’ and was typically played at slower tempos. It often included the clarinet, the accordion ...

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