This is a list of polka artists. It includes notable musicians and musical groups that play polka.
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Notable artists
edit- Slavko Avsenik
- Eddie Blazonczyk, The Versatones
- Brave Combo, Texas, alternative, two-time Grammy Award winner
- The Bravery[1]
- Tom Brusky, Wisconsin[2]
- The Chardon Polka Band, Ohio
- Walter Dana, polka promoter and founder of Dana Records
- Eläkeläiset
- Myron Floren
- FreezeDried
- Global Kryner, Austrian band/pop/jazz/polka
- Romy Gosz
- Walt Groller
- Happy Louie and Julcia's Polka Band
- Walter Jagiello - Li'l Wally
- The Knewz
- Harold Loeffelmacher, Dutchman/Oompah
- Loituma
- Walter Ostanek, Canada, three-time Grammy Award winner, Slovenian-Canadian
- Polka Floyd
- The Polka Maestre Band - Canada
- Polkacide, San Francisco punk-polka band
- POLKAHOLIX (Berlin Speed Polka) (Germany)
- The Mike Schneider Polka Band, Slovenian-style polka band from Milwaukee, WI[3]
- Six Fat Dutchmen
- Walt Solek, the "Clown Prince of Polka"
- Jimmy Sturr, United States, eighteen Grammy Awards
- Those Darn Accordions
- Lawrence Welk, South Dakota
- Whoopee John Wilfahrt
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (Every studio album except his self-titled debut and "Even Worse" has a polka medley on it of popular music)[4]
- Frankie Yankovic, Slovenian-American[5]
- The Dreadnoughts
References
edit- ^ The Deli – Interview with The Bravery Retrieved 23 March 2021
- ^ "Wisconsin Polka Bands". WisconsinPolkaMusic.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Wisconsin Polka Bands". WisconsinPolkaMusic.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ A Brief History of Weird Al’s Polka Medleys
- ^ Registry Titles with Descriptions and Expanded Essays|Library of Congress