New to this year's fest is a stein-holding contest. The last person standing wins free admission to Bockfest West Bend for ...

“If you traveled within 10 miles of my house in Yukon when I was growing up, you could find about 30 places with live music, and a lot of it was polka.” Jack Tady, 84, of Cheswick is about as ...

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 ...

Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were raised ...