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Let's explore a love of vintage polka, vinyl records, and the history and culture of Wisconsin and the upper Midwest.
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27th of September (a trip through polka’s past) (opens the original)
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Sunday’s show will be a visit to Septembers of polka pastI keep a document on my Google drive that’s just called “Polka Calendar.” It’s where I park every date I can find. A musician’s birthday. The anniversary of the recording of an album. Some day I’ll add all the hall of fame inductions (that sounds like a good project to work on during a blizzard).This week, I’ll share all of the September birthdays and recording anniversaries I can find. I’ll even play a song from a Denver, Colorado group t
It’s polka season. Raise a stein. (opens the original)
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On Sunday, September 20, let’s have an Oktoberfest partyIt’s harvest season. If you planted your beans and wheat and squash and corn just right, you should be reaping what you’ve sewn. Now it’s time to party.Oktoberfest isn’t just literally in October. What started as a high-falootin’ wedding for some Bavarian royals turned into an agricultural fair and eventually a beer festival so big it needed to spread out over several weeks. In the upper Midwest, we’re totally on board wit
Polka Time returns on September 13! (opens the original)
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Polka Time returns to WVMO for the next LIVE show on September 13My summers usually involve travel around Wisconsin to visit lakes and forests. I didn’t get to travel a lot this year (the work of homeownership is really challenging, y’all). BUT I did get to Sparta, Wisconsin to celebrate 20 years of WRJQ Goodtime Radio streaming great polka music 24/7 online.The event was a reunion of polka musicians who have played with Karl Hartwich of Karl and the Country Du
Shotski Lodge summer reportback (opens the original)
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Summer at the Shotski LodgeLike sending postcards from summer camp, I’ve got a summer update for you.This summer I was an awards presenter. I partied hard at the Roger Bright Memorial Polkafest in New Glarus. Milwaukee Magazine included me in a feature story about folks who are keeping polka music alive in Milwaukee and beyond. Even the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art got in the polka game by having me play at th
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