At the time, Steve's father Verne was already an established musician, an accordion prodigy whose original band, Verne Meisner and the Polka Boys, was aptly named - the members were in their early ...

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 ...

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When a band starts playing “Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie,” perhaps you know the next words are “Who’s not ready, holler I.” ...

Accordion music was no longer popular ... for “Blue Moon” and “The Tennessee Waltz ” and “The Beer Barrel Polka.” His audiences tap their toes or nod their heads as they listen ...