Florian Chmielewski has played the accordion for more than 70 years, and his 39th annual International Polka Festival begins Friday,

The ninth annual German Maifest will take place at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 3030 Navajo Ave. in rural Watertown, MN,

A New Prague teen brings new energy to an old-time instrument: the concertina. Colton Tupy of New Prague, MN has

Whether you dub accordion music annoying or enticing, you cannot deny the instrument’s persistence. The earliest version of the accordion

An award winning polka/variety band from Cashton, WI, the Ridgeland Dutchmen have been entertaining and winning awards for many year.

The Chemnitzer concertina, sometimes dubbed the “German concertina” in America’s Midwest, is a boxy bellows and reed instrument less well

One of the longest performing bands in the country, with over 50 years of entertaining experience, the Rhythm Playboys generate

Local musician/entertainer, member of the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, and host of KDUZ’s weekly “Pikal Patch” Show, Wally Pikal