Deep Polka: Dance Music from the Midwest, by Various Artists

Deep Polka: Dance Music from the Midwest

by Various Artists

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1.	Karl and the Country Dutchmen - Minnesota Polka 02:28	buy track
2.	Karl and the Country Dutchmen - Karl's Bad Schottische 02:04	buy track
3.	Karl and the Country Dutchmen - Fleeting Memories Waltz 02:24	buy track
4.	Karl and the Country Dutchmen - Gary's Polka 02:17	buy track
5.	The Norskedalen Trio - Remmem Valsen 02:42	buy track
6.	The Norskedalen Trio - Fylke Dans 01:40	buy track
7.	The Norskedalen Trio - All Smiles Tonight 02:40	buy track
8.	The Norskedalen Trio - Ed Quall's Polka 01:45	buy track
9.	Norm Dombrowski's Happy Notes - Dorothy's Oberek 02:08	buy track
10.	Norm Dombrowski's Happy Notes - Mountaineer Polka 02:21	buy track
11.	Norm Dombrowski's Happy Notes - Chicago Waltz 02:50	buy track
12.	Norm Dombrowski's Happy Notes - Happy Fellow (Jestem Chlopak Wesoly) 02:10	buy track
13.	Vatra - Gde Su Oni Lepi Cajti? (Where Have The Good Times Gone?) 03:06	buy track
14.	Vatra - Bunjevačko Kolo / S One Strane Dunava (Bunjevac Kolo / On the Other Side of the Danube) 02:50	buy track
15.	Vatra - Jeste Li Čuli 'Judi (People, Have You Heard?) 02:23	buy track
16.	Vatra - Bijeli Slapovi (White Waves) 02:16	buy track
17.	The Steve Meisner Band - Jammin' Polkas 05:51	buy track
18.	The Steve Meisner Band - Meisner Magic 02:10	buy track
19.	The Steve Meisner Band - Jump River Polka 02:20	buy track
20.	The Oulu Hotshots - Säkkijärven Polka 02:14	buy track
21.	The Oulu Hotshots - Maailman Matti (Matti, Man of the World) 02:29	buy track
22.	The Oulu Hotshots - Orpopojan Valssi (Orphan Boy's Waltz) 02:54	buy track
23.	The Oulu Hotshots - Finn Polka 01:44	buy track
24.	The Clete Bellin Orchestra - Owl Polka 03:40	buy track
25.	The Clete Bellin Orchestra - Little Vagabond Waltz 03:02	buy track
26.	The Clete Bellin Orchestra - Around the Moon 02:44	buy track

about

Deep Polka brings out the vitality and variety of the Polka and related European-derived dance music played by bands throughout the upper Midwest today. Although little known outside this region, these important and enduring music traditions bring thousands of people together to dance almost every weekend. Outstanding selections from recordings by seven bands, representing seven distinct regional traditions—"Dutchman," Norwegian, Polish, Tamburitza, Slovenian, Finnish, and Czech—demonstrate the deep musical and cultural roots that are so significant to its participants. Extensive notes, song texts, translations, bibliography, discography. 62 Minutes.

credits

released June 16, 1998

1998, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Learn more: folkways.si.edu/deep-polka-dance-music-from-the-midwest/american-folk/album/smithsonian