Polka Pirates and Mary's Turbo Accordion Express return to Tiffin!

 

Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival:  Friday, Sept. 20 through Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.

Polkas at the German Heritage Block at the Tiffin Elks parking lot.  Click HERE for schedule.

Polka Schedules

For Michigan and Toledo, head over to POLKA USA's calendar.  Click HERE.  

For northeast Ohio, "Slovenian Melodies" has a great calendar -- click HERE.

Local Polka Radio:  Sunday Morning Polka Show (with host David Jackson),  . email: sundaypolka@gmail.com.

Listen ANYTIME: You can access David Jackson's Sunday Morning Show at link below:

https://www.mixcloud.com/david-j-jackson/

https://www.facebook.com/sundaypolka

Deshler's BAVARIAN HAUS website is HERE. 

Polish Toledo --  Click HERE.

Boeckling Club & Biergarten in Sandusky, info HERE.

Toledo's German American Festival Society - Click HERE.

Hamler Summer Fest 2023 - Mollie B & Squeezebox, Alex Meixner and more!

 

Friday, July 28 -Sunday, July 30, 2023

 

Friday, July 28, 2023   gates open at 4:30pm 

ALEX MEIXNER  -- FRED ZIWICH

Saturday, July 29, 2023   gates open at 2:00pm 

FRED ZIWICH, MOLLIE B & SQUEEZEBOX with TED LANGE, GARRETT TATANO BAND

Sunday, July 30, 2023 - Gates open at 10:00am

10:30 am church service with Mollie B

MOLLIE B & SQUEEZEBOX with TED LANGE, GARRETT TATANO BAND

For full info: www.hamlersf.com

Sunday Morning Polkas for Toledo and Northwest Ohio

 A great show - check it out:

Sunday Morning Polka Show | Facebook

Hank Haller 1935 - 2022

 

Legendary Cleveland polka musician Hank Haller passed away on Nov. 26, 2022.  Hank performed at many events in Northwest Ohio over the years. A link to his obituary is below:

https://www.jardinefh.com/obituaries/Henry-Haller/#!/Obituary

Polkas, Hungarian Music & More

On Saturdays, you can tune into the Wide World of Music from Northeast Ohio, with polkas, Hungarian, German, Slovak music and more.  Listen live online by clicking HERE. (During the week, it is WAPS-FM.)

 

7th Annual Oktoberfest Findlay Saturday, September 25, 2021

Duane Malinowski and his Band – 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Anthony Culkar & International Sound Machine – 6:30 -10:00 pm

More information HERE.

Fresh Links - Summer 2021

For Michigan and Toledo, head over to POLKA USA's calendar.  Click HERE.  

For northeast Ohio, "Slovenian Melodies" has a great calendar -- click HERE.

Mollie B & Ted Lange - Live show online every Tuesday evening - click HERE.

Local Polka Radio:  Sunday Morning Polka Show (with host David Jackson),  . email: sundaypolka@gmail.com.

Listen ANYTIME: You can access David Jackson's Sunday Morning Show at link below:

https://www.mixcloud.com/david-j-jackson/

https://www.facebook.com/sundaypolka

Deshler's BAVARIAN HAUS website is HERE. 

Toledo's German American Hour on 1230 AM, Sundays 9 am to 11 am - click HERE.

Polkas on RFD-TV -- Jimmy Sturr, Mollie B, Big Joe Polka Show - click HERE for more information.

Polish Toledo --  Click HERE.

Toledo Diocese Festival Guide:  HERE.

Boeckling Club & Biergarten in Sandusky, info HERE.

Toledo's German American Festival Society - Click HERE.

Hamler Summer Fest: July 23 - 24 - 25, 2021

 

Hamler Summer Fest is back!

Drive Thru Polka with Mollie B and Ted Lange

Tony Petkovsek

Cleveland's "Polka Ambassador" Tony Petkovsek passed away on Feb. 14, 2019.  He was host of the Thanksgiving Polka Weekends annually held in Cleveland.  Full obituary HERE.

Mollie B in "The Mule"

Mollie B & Squeezebox appear in Clint Eastwood's new movie, "The Mule".  Read the background story HERE.  And photos HERE.

A Celebration of Polish American Polka at BGSU

Bowling Green State University Libraries invites you to
A Celebration of Polish-American Polka

5 - 9 p.m. | Sunday, December 9, 2018
Lenhart Grand Ballroom
Bowen-Thompson Student Union

Event begins at 5 p.m.; dinner and dancing follow.

Join us as we celebrate BGSU’s Polka Music collection. The evening features music by the Alex Meixner Band and conversations with special guests Jan Lewan and Joe Oberaitis. A traditional Polish meal is included.

$25 ticket includes dinner and music; $10 BGSU student ticket

Boeckling Club in Sandusky

A new venue for German food & music in Sandusky . . . The Boeckling Club, 614 Columbus Ave.  The historic building was the former home of Cedar Point entrepreneur George Boeckling. Bier Garten open too!

Wayne Golob polka band will be playing on some Friday nights (6 to 8 pm).  Check the Facebook page HERE.

Fred Ziwich & ISM: Marco's Yodeling Medley

Bavarski at 2016 GAF -- Rosalita!

Before You Vote, Consider . . .

Time Travel with The Chardon Polka Band

Bob Earl, 1930 - 2014

A legend of polka music in the Toledo area, Bob Earl passed away on December 4, 2014.  For a full obituary, click HERE.  (Photo above is from the cover of the Imperials of Toledo album, "How About That Polka," from sometime in the 1970s.)

Mollie B Polka Party Taped at Sawmill Creek

Cleveland's Deutscher Musik Verein (German Music Society) preparing to tape on Wednesday.

UPDATE:  Posting below is from 2014 -- for the latest details on Mollie B Polka Party, click HERE.

The footage from this taping BEGINS to air on June 21. The shows air on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on RFD-TV. The Wednesday show re-airs on FamilyNet on Thursday mornings at 9:00am. Saturday shows air at 10:00pm on RFD-TV and FamilyNet. The Saturday shows re-airs on Monday mornings at 4:00 on RFD-TV.  www.rfdtv.com 

Below is the line-up as listed before taping -- there may be a few additional surprise guests as well.

Tuesday, May 6:
SqueezeBox
The Casuals
Mike Surrat & The Continentals
Tom Mroczka and the Music Box
Jay Fox & the Bavarian Showtime Band (5pm)
George Staiduhar
Bob Kravos & the Boys in the Band
Frank Moravcik

Wednesday, May 7:
SqueezeBox
Virgil Baker
Mahoning Valley Button Box Club
Del Sinchak Orchestra
Button Box Divas
Joshua Kay with Fred Ziwich & his ISM
Fred Ziwich & his Internat’l Sound Machine
Deutscher Musik Verein
New Brass Express

Thursday, May 8:
John Gora & Gorale
Ed Guca with John Gora & Gorale
Bavarian Inn's Linda Lee & the Goldenairs
Jack Tady Band
Don Wojtila Band
Klancnik and Friends
Alex Meixner

Friday, May 9:
SqueezeBox
Skovenski Band
Buffalo Concertina All Stars
Phocus
The Rheingold Band
Henny & the VersaJs
Jimmy K & Ethnic Jazz
Dick Tady Orchestra