Sunday, September 24, 2017
Polka Dan Zantek
Blow Musik is based in San Francisco. We find that there's a lot of great polka music happening in other parts of the world. Today's subject, Polka Dan, is from Alaska!
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Ernst Mosch Rarities!
It's September! Oktoberfest season is just a couple of weeks away!
Here's an Ernst Mosch documentary to get you in the mood.
Here's an Ernst Mosch documentary to get you in the mood.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Polka 78s
Classic polka music on the internet. Great stuff here!
https://archive.org/details/georgeblood?and[]=polka --
also https://archive.org/details/kahleaustinfoundation?and[]=mediatype%3A%22audio%22&and[]=polka
https://archive.org/details/georgeblood?and[]=polka --
also https://archive.org/details/kahleaustinfoundation?and[]=mediatype%3A%22audio%22&and[]=polka
Monday, July 24, 2017
North Star Polka show
It can be hard to find good polka music to listen to. Here is some! Oldies and goodies.
http://www.radionorthland.org/category/north-star-polka-show/
http://www.radionorthland.org/category/north-star-polka-show/
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Romy Gosz: Svestkova Alej, aka The Prune Song, aka We Left Our Wives at Home
Svestkova Alej is a Czech song that recalls fondly the days of eating plums with a sweetheart... "but you cheated on me, plums now have no value.
There have been english versions: "The Prune Song" or "We Left Our Wives At Home".
still performed in Czech land:
And finally, the great Elmer Scheid! Apparently in a closet at a Denny's in a mall somewhere...
Friday, May 5, 2017
Tex-Czech, Circling Pigeons
Have I posted this before? Can't hurt to post it again, what a great recording!
Mark Rubin has a worthy article on Tex-Czech music
Denis Svatek's most recent podcast has a great album by the Gil Baca Orchestra. Wise, wonderful, human music!
Mark Rubin has a worthy article on Tex-Czech music
Denis Svatek's most recent podcast has a great album by the Gil Baca Orchestra. Wise, wonderful, human music!
Monday, April 17, 2017
Josh Eidsor
Since I started looking for concertina music on YouTube a few years ago, I've been seeing Josh Eidsor. He's 19 or possibly 20 years old now -- and he's a very good concertina player! I hope he sticks with it!
A long radio show with Josh: https://soundcloud.com/kchk/live-musician-friday-12-30-16
A long radio show with Josh: https://soundcloud.com/kchk/live-musician-friday-12-30-16
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Library of Congress audio files
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
WFMU's Dance With Me, Stanley
Here's an archive of WFMU's show Dance With Me, Stanley -
https://wfmu.org/playlists/YN
Lots of eclectic music, including that hard-to-find POLKA variety!
https://wfmu.org/playlists/YN
Lots of eclectic music, including that hard-to-find POLKA variety!
Thursday, February 23, 2017
UCSB Cylinder archive
Today's "cylinder of the day" is Under the Double Eagle: http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?queryType=@attr+1=1020&num=1&start=1&query=cylinder4869
There are 10,000 recordings available!
http://www.openculture.com/2015/11/download-10000-of-the-first-recordings-of-music-ever-made-courtesy-of-the-ucsb-cylinder-audio-archive.html
There are 10,000 recordings available!
http://www.openculture.com/2015/11/download-10000-of-the-first-recordings-of-music-ever-made-courtesy-of-the-ucsb-cylinder-audio-archive.html
Monday, February 20, 2017
Pilsen Polka
In 1930, "Pilsen Polka" was the first record that Romy Gosz played trumpet on, after only six months on the instrument (after switching from piano)! What a great, original sound. Rooted in european folk music but with a contemporary awareness of Duke Elllington and popular music of the day.
Here is a 1946 re-recording of the traditional Bohemian tune, with Romy leading the group:
A more recent version, with Jerry Minar on concertina:
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Ernst Mosch: Stunden die man nie Vergißt
Hours that one never forgets. A lyrical and effervescent album by Ernst Mosch!
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