Once again, it turns out that what I had thought of as a German tune turns out to be originally Czech. The composer is Josef Poncar, 1902-1986.
Here's one where there seems to be a "Cold water Challenge" going on
When you're not at the biergarten, you can find blasmusik on the internet.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Počápelská Polka, aka Cecilka Polka, aka Auf der Vogelwiese
This is one of my favorites in the Blasmusik genre.
Once again, it turns out that what I had thought of as a German tune turns out to be originally Czech. The composer is Josef Poncar, 1902-1986.
Here's one where there seems to be a "Cold water Challenge" going on
Once again, it turns out that what I had thought of as a German tune turns out to be originally Czech. The composer is Josef Poncar, 1902-1986.
Here's one where there seems to be a "Cold water Challenge" going on
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Friday, October 2, 2015
Oaktoberfest!
Blowmusik Sets:
- 12:00pm-12:45pm @ MAIN STAGE = So. end by I-580, Montana
- 1:40pm-2:40pm @ STREET TENT = B of A tents? not sure
- 3:30pm-4:00pm @ FAMILY STAGE = north, Library/Safeway
Friday, August 28, 2015
Dobre Muziky!!! Czech polka podcasts
A treasure trove of Czech polka! http://www.czechpolka.com/radio/index.html
Still working my way through it all. Low-fi, but a great collection of Czech and related music.
Still working my way through it all. Low-fi, but a great collection of Czech and related music.
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Ja, das ist eine Schnitzelbank!
We've got Schnitzelbank in at least one of our books, but we're afraid of train wrecks when counting our way through it. It's a simple song, we should do it!
It's infectious and fun because it's so damn moronic and annoying!
image via desertislandcomics:
It's infectious and fun because it's so damn moronic and annoying!
image via desertislandcomics:
Shiner Polka, aka Praha Polka, aka Farewell to Prague
Shiner Polka was a popular western swing tune with the Texan Czech community before Adolph Hofner recorded it in the 40s. He changed his version back to the original Czech "Praha Polka", avoiding the beer brand connection that Shiner polka had, and he sang the old country lyrics:
It's the theme song of the Czech Area Concertina Club:
It still remains popular under the name "Shiner Polka". Here's a version by a band called Cracker, apparently not the San Francisco band Cracker that I know - -
Here's the sheet music, courtesy of ConcertinaMusic.com --
It's the theme song of the Czech Area Concertina Club:
It also goes by the name, "Farewell to Prague", or "Kdyz Jsme Opustili Prahu" in Czech.
It still remains popular under the name "Shiner Polka". Here's a version by a band called Cracker, apparently not the San Francisco band Cracker that I know - -
Here's the sheet music, courtesy of ConcertinaMusic.com --
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