How Did Polka Become A Dance And Tradition? You Betcha We Have An Answer!
Wisconsin seems to have a pretty good sense of humor about its clichés. Beer? Brats? Cheese? And if we’re making a ...
Sister’s Accordion Sparks Mother’s Ire
January is National Polka Month. And what better place to commemorate this iconic sound than in Wisconsin, where the polka ...
Polka Mad In Pulaski
Polka is celebration; it’s community; it’s family. It’s also our official state dance. And perhaps no town in Wisconsin is ...
Polka Smugglers: How One Man Connected With Wisconsin’s Music
Polka always left writer Alex Bledsoe cold. That is until he discovered the musical connection between his old home in ...
Fine Music
Alzheimer’s Disease takes a physical and emotional toll on patients and their caregivers. In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend, ...
Kewaunee’s Polka Past
The FM boom of the 1970s brought dozens of small, localized broadcasters to state airwaves: Mom-and-pop radio shops with some ...