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 ...

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 ...

More recently it broadened its scope to recognize musicians throughout Wisconsin, a state with about 285 active polka bands, said Hall of Fame president “Tuba Dan” Jerabek. Allen was selected for his ...

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 ...

Billed as a "polka party with a twist - a rock & roll twist," Rock 'n Polka is a bouncy, toe-tapping novelty album that may not have a ton of staying power but is fun to listen to a few times (or to ...

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.