Here are a few places you may like to visit.
www.accordiongallery.com
Guenadiy Lazarov- a perfectionist in accordion mechanics and tuning is now also distributing Siwa & Figli accordions, in addition to an impressive array of classic, reconditioned instruments.
www.hirschmusic.com
Rick Hirsch is a great jazz arranger, saxophonist and all around good guy from State College by way of Delaware, Massachusetts, Madison, WI and Northern Illinois.
www.stevemeisner.com
Bandleader, accordionist, vocalist extraordinaire from Whitewater, WI.
www.kevinsolecki.com
Grammy nominated accordionist in 2005.
www.rogerlatzgo.com
Master of Ethnofunkology.
www.imspb.com
International Main Street Polka Band. America’s Yodel King and his entourage of musical merry makers present a classic polka sound.
www.ranchrecordings.com
Ed Klancnik, a total professional in the recording field (musician, producer, engineer) and fantastic live drummer and musician based in Nashville, TN.
www.squeezeboxband.com
A new variety band based in western Ohio. Polkas and more featuring some young veterans, Ted Lange and Mollie Busta.
www.itspolkatime.com
Craig Ebel’s syndicated polka radio show from Minnesota—the voice of polka music in the Midwest!
www.primetimepolkas.com
Pam and Jerry Zagar’s web portal of polka info in western PA and beyond….
www.slovenianmelodies.com
AJ Hite, a young DJ from Ohio continues programming American Slovenian music in the style of the show’s originator, Button Box guru – Frankie Spetich.
www.vitak-elsnic.com
The classic catalog of Polka and old time music is now available online. Individual sheet music, full band arrangements and books—a wealth of information for the musician. In the near future, Todd will hopefully be having some new offerings too!
www.wildwilson.com
The Wildman rocks, swings, boogaloos, and punks out with the Polkas online with his radio shows emanating from the arctic regions of Minnesota.
www.polkabeat.com
A wonderful resource for all things Polka in the great state of Texas. Sign up for a weekly newsletter and visit the site to keep up to date on dances, festivals, recordings and other news on the Texas polka world.
www.bavarianspecialty.com
A great source for German trachten (Lederhosen, dirndls and all kinds of other cool clothes!) as well as other imported items and music—including Alex Meixner cds