Sep. 30—Joe Grkman Jr. can recall his father playing the accordion as far back as he can remember. "He'd have a friend come over to play guitar along with him," said Grkman, 70, a Westmoreland County ...
Sixteen-year-old Matt Frank just wanted to be heard at the Slovenian Society Home in Euclid. The Concord Township teen’s fingers whisked across the keys on his diatonic button box accordion. “I just ...
The 19th-century European immigrants to Wisconsin arrived with polkas ringing in their ears. The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time, had developed from folk roots and became a European popular ...