Polka as a genre isn’t a Polish invention. The fact that Lewan was born in Bydgoszcz in Poland (in 1941) gave him credentials among the Polish American polka fans who enjoyed him as a star ‘from the ...

Over 300 people were in attendance each night to listen to several polka bands at the Glessner Auditorium ... "It was all handmade in Poland, everything is from Poland, even the t-shirts, hats ...

Concurrent with the emergence of the polka was the booming popularity of brass bands and the invention of a variety of squeeze boxes - accordions and concertinas. Innovative tinkerers in France ...