When I grow up, I want to get me one of these babies and learn to play it. and one more…
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All posts tagged “polka”
Johnny’s Knockin’
It’s Friday night and I could use a polka about now. How about you? Here’s a video I’ve posted before but it’s so good I just can’t resist posting it again. It features Li’l Wally live on the Lawrence Welk show, playing concertina and singing… Read More
Polka for a Sunday Afternoon
Soy de San Luis This is Texas Tornados.
A Polka Town
Chicago is was a polka town Here’s the late polka king Li’l Wally http://youtu.be/z0FLimfxQNw
Concertina Time
For your Daily Dose today, I’m prescribing a double shot of Chemnitzer Concertina. http://youtu.be/Ss5lz5DkkRs I don’t know anything at all about this pair of players. The video was uploaded by a fellow who goes by the handle fleetingdays. He also has quite a number of… Read More
Concertina Time
Enjoy some videos about a very special instrument. You don’t see these in your average pop band. More likely you will see a Chemnitzer Concertina player lead a Chicago style polka band, along with bellows-shaking accordion, bass, drums, and a pair of trumpets. Here’s a… Read More
No Beer in Heaven
Let’s go down to Texas today for drinking song #9. In Heaven there is no Beer is an old polka. There are many many version from various countries, but my favourite was recorded by Flaco Jimenez on his fine recording Squeezebox King, in which he… Read More
Gaby Haas and his Barndance Gang
From the Canadian Encyclopedia: Haas, who was given the appellation ‘Canada’s Mr. Polka’ (and latterly shared it with Walter Ostanek), began recording in 1950 with his band, The Barndance Gang and made over 50 albums and 60 singles, mostly of polkas and waltzes, many his… Read More
Here’s one for Salvelinas….
This video features the late polka king, Li’l Wally, playing Chemnitzer concertina on the Lawrence Welk show. I may have posted this one once before. I really love this clip. That man was a walking party.
The AMPOL AIRES
thanks Candy Swir Swir Mazurek, I like that one a lot….now here’s an Oberek, the Kick the Bucket Oberek…
27th Street 