Garrett Tatano, 24, of Canonsburg was born and raised on polka music, with Polish and Italian parents who both played accordion as he was growing up. “My grandfather used to run polka dances on ...

But in the Midwest, music and dancing are shared ... already an established musician, an accordion prodigy whose original band, Verne Meisner and the Polka Boys, was aptly named - the members ...

Besides the polka, waltz and tango, the younger set is incorporating the instrument into jazz and French cafe music, he said.

Accordionist Ryan Charles Cihlar performs monthly at the Nightingale When Ryan Charles Cihlar first played his grandfather’s ...

The accordion has been popular in folk music from several different cultures ... the conjunto, we also see polka," said Dr. Oliver. "For us at Texas Folklife, being able to highlight these ...