The future of Wisconsin's polka tradition depends on young musicians, like 12-year-old Ephraim McMullin, a member of the ...

Steve Meisner, one of Wisconsin's best-known polka musicians, died June 1 at age 62 shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. As part of the band that carried his name, Meisner, a lifelong Whitewater ...

TWO THIS AFTERNOON. WELL, NEW ON 12 TODAY IS WISCONSIN POLKA DAY. GOVERNOR TONY EVERS IS MAKING THE PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLKA BECOMING OUR STATE DANCE. AND JOINING US ...

And when July 4 rolled around, a polka band was a sure lock at the “Orange Boards,” a make-shift beer bar made with orange painted lumber at the Riverside Park pavilion. Wisconsin has its own Polka ...

Tamara Funk and her friend Joan Steele danced together in a circle, hands clasped, stepping in three-quarter time to the tune of an accordion. "Polka is done in three-quarter time, and then you just ...

Smithsonian Folkways: SF 40088 (on container: SF CD 40088). Polkas and other dance music performed by 7 Wisconsin polka bands. All selections previously released. Program notes by Richard March (28 p.

The International Polka Association was formed in 1968 to advance polka music. One way the nonprofit organization achieves that goal is through a group that does live performances. International Polka ...

WEST BEND – Photographs of accordions, tubas and Pabst Blue Ribbon signs may not be the norm for an $11.2 million art museum that features nationally recognized sculptures, painters and other media ...