Sometimes, our parents withhold cool music from us when we're young; here are some of the popular artists I wasn't allowed to listen to.

But in the Midwest, music and dancing are shared among ethnic groups, and most bands are ethnically mixed. In the 20th century, radio broadcasts and recordings delivered the polka to more new ...

Alpine music — and more specifically Polka and Oberkrainer — are considered ancient German. But what many people don't know is that the origin is not in the Bavarian or Swiss Alps but in Slovenia.

When a band starts playing “Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie,” perhaps you know the next words are “Who’s not ready, holler I.” ...

Deb Jones – Group Coordinator, Wheeling Polka Festival When I was a young kid, my father used to listen to it on the radio. That’s how we got interested, love the Polish music, love it.