NEW ULM — A longtime hotbed for concertina and polka music, New Ulm held its first World Concertina Congress Saturday. The annual congress and hall of fame induction devoted to the traditional German ...

From the sidewalk along Grand Avenue, the sound emanating from the walls of Major Hall is unmistakable–drums beating in 2/4 time, the joyous wail of the concertina–if not unbelievable. But your ears ...

Like many men his age, Andy Kochanski always thought about owning a bar. When out with his friends for a night on the town, the born-and-bred South Sider would take it all in, thinking about what he ...

Andy Kochanski's near-South Side bar is a local landmark, and a throwback to a time when polka was commonplace. Squeezeboxes still get their due here, but Kochanski's Concertina Beer Hall is a hidden ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. From polka to Prince, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame plays host to all styles of music. Come for a visit and Charlie Braunreiter will show you around. If ...

If there's a polka heaven — and why wouldn't there be? — then Concertina Millie is now up there playing "Alley Cat" on her squeezebox nicknamed "Baby." A proud member of both the Polka and World ...

PULASKI – Polka legend Alvin Styczynski of Pulaski died Monday at the age of 87. If you liked polka music and lived in Wisconsin, you likely heard Styczynski at some point on his concertina and ...

NORTH MANKATO — If there was one thing John Gag enjoyed more than his German heritage, it was playing his concertina. He met his wife of 55 years through it. He entertained kids and adults alike with ...

WAITE PARK – Nathan Neuman is used to people's surprise that he's a 20-year-old polka musician. But to him it's no big deal (and the surprise can get a little old). "The new push is for kids to like ...