Showing posts with label Walter Ostanek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walter Ostanek. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Polka Time TV open 1989
a 1989 opening to "Polka Time" on CHEK 6 TV, starring Canada's "King of Polka" - Walter Ostanek
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Bob Doszak - Gerald's Polka
Recorded LIVE at Bob Doszak's Illinois Polkafest at the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville, Illinois, on Friday, February 1, 2008. Bob Doszak - accordion & bass, special guest Walter Ostanek - accordion, Bob Doszak Jr. - drums.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Slovenian-American Style Polka
Slovenian-style polka bands usually perform using the following instruments:
Slovenian-American polka is generally played at a faster tempo than Polisj-American.
Cleveland and northeast Ohio is the main center of Slovenian-style polka music - along with Pennsylvania and many other cities in the Great Lakes region. No wonder Slovenian-American polka is often referred to as "Cleveland-Style" polka.
Bands, playing Slovenian-style polka music have also expanded their repertoire by including a variety of elements and styles from other kinds of genres like polkas, waltzes, standards, Latin dances (cha chas, tangos, etc.), line dances, and even rock 'n roll.
Video below: Frank Yankovic - "Hoop-Dee-Doo Polka" from circa 1960
Video below: Lou Trebar with Joey Miskulin and the Frank Yankovic Orchestra - "Knaus' Waltz" and "Argentina Waltz"
Video below: Johnny Vadnal Orchestra - "Round Up the Gang" & "Teach Me How To Yodel" from Polkatime USA TV Show hosted by Joey Miskulin in the early 1980s
Video below: Walter Ostanek & Eddie Habat (Live 1994)
Two polka kings of Canada and Cleveland perform on the 30th anniversary concert of Lojze Slak's ensemble on TV.
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- piano accordion or button box accordion
- saxophone (or clarinet)
- banjo (for polkas) and/or guitar (for waltzes)
Slovenian-American polka is generally played at a faster tempo than Polisj-American.
Cleveland and northeast Ohio is the main center of Slovenian-style polka music - along with Pennsylvania and many other cities in the Great Lakes region. No wonder Slovenian-American polka is often referred to as "Cleveland-Style" polka.
Bands, playing Slovenian-style polka music have also expanded their repertoire by including a variety of elements and styles from other kinds of genres like polkas, waltzes, standards, Latin dances (cha chas, tangos, etc.), line dances, and even rock 'n roll.
Video below: Frank Yankovic - "Hoop-Dee-Doo Polka" from circa 1960
Video below: Lou Trebar with Joey Miskulin and the Frank Yankovic Orchestra - "Knaus' Waltz" and "Argentina Waltz"
Video below: Johnny Vadnal Orchestra - "Round Up the Gang" & "Teach Me How To Yodel" from Polkatime USA TV Show hosted by Joey Miskulin in the early 1980s
Video below: Walter Ostanek & Eddie Habat (Live 1994)
Two polka kings of Canada and Cleveland perform on the 30th anniversary concert of Lojze Slak's ensemble on TV.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Walter Ostanek & Lojze Slak - Polka Village (Live 1994)
30th anniversary of Lojze Slak's ensemble in Ljubljana, Slovenija.
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