Polish accordion player Klaudiusz Baran performs at the International Accordion Festival in Beijing. [Photo provided to China Daily] When accordion player Klaudiusz Baran, the rector of the Fryderyk ...

Of course Polish accordion player Lidia Kaminska gets this question a lot from Americans: "How about a polka?" Not a chance. Frankly, she's not interested. She's Bach, not "In Heaven There Is No Beer.

For the first time in about 10 years, Pete Truszkowski and his accordion will not be making it to this year’s Plymouth Alive Kielbasa Festival. Truszkowski, of Mountain Top, known by festival ...

BAY CITY — Benny Prill sits in the middle of a six-piece polka ensemble, accordion strapped around his shoulders, looking out at 40 or so faces staring back at him. He begins to speak — in Polish. But ...

Very few festivals try to answer such questions as: “How much do plants feel?,” ““What happens when San Diego rockers meet up with plant spirits in Baja?” and “What does a (plant-free) Polish ...

FRANKFORD — What is polka music? Ask musician Ed Goldberg and the answer is simple. “It’s happy music,” the accordion player said. “People, as soon as they enter into a building and they hear a polka ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Two Polish musicians are putting a clever twist on classical music here in the valley and across the world. Violinist Karolina Mikotajczyk and accordion player Iwo Jedynecki brought ...

First came National Polka Month in January, then the zydeco and Cajun strains of Mardi Gras in February, then local shows by The Klezmatics, Those Darn Accordions and C.J. Chenier last month. And ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — The Sycamore Youth Center will host "The Spirit of Poland" on Tuesday, May 6, at 7 p.m. The event will feature the Sycamore Folk Dancers, who will perform traditional songs ...

For the first time in about 10 years, Pete Truszkowski and his accordion will not be making it to this year's Plymouth Alive Kielbasa Festival. Start a dialogue, stay on topic and be civil. If you don ...