New Recordings heard on Prime Time Polkas

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Joe Godina of Spotlight Inernational in Hermitage, PA, took on the task of remastering some of the late Eddie Habat's classic material previously only found on 45 RPMs and LPs onto this first Remembering CD release. The tunes were actually slowed down to a normal pace. The original selections were sped up when they were first released (musicians need not worry - the keys of the songs have remained the same). 28 tracks are featured encompassing Eddie's storied musical career. This is one for your archives.

This non-polka release features Manny on the accordion along with his big band orchestra doing up 15 Christmas classics. Check out preview tracks, order the CD or buy online at iTunes through Manny's website.

Carefree Polkas and Waltzes contains 22 polkas & waltzes done by Walter Ostanek and his Band including one track by guest group Klancnik & Friends. Polka Celebration is a joint collaboration between Nashville's Joey Miskulin with Walter's recording band. It features 20 tracks with guest group Klancnik & Friends on two selections. Order both by contacting Walter or grab the Polka Celebration exclusively through Joey.

Check out some alternative "accordion-fueled" music from this award-winning band from Oshkosh, WI. 12 tracks including standards "Corrida #1" and "Tennesse Waltz" that we've featured on our radio show. Check out their other Cajun/Zydeco styled recordings and preview tracks at their webiste below.

This double CD release runs the gamut of any Suhon/Silver Sky performance. 35 tracks of polkas, waltzes, country, rock, swing, big band, oldies, etc. Recorded at the Evanstown (PA) Picnic Grounds in Sept. 2011. Ask about his many other great polka & variety recordings as well.

Nancy's back with her 2011 release containing 14 tracks of polkas & variety music. She wrote every song in addition to arranging and performing all the instruments herself on this project.

16 tracks of polkas, waltzes & more including 6 originals make up this 6th release from this band from the Buffalo, NY, area. Listen to preview tracks & get all the details on the band at their website below.

17 tracks of polkas, waltzes & more of their most requested songs performed on stage. Get all the details on the band at their website below.

This is the third recording from the band. However, it's a departure from the first two as the band has had a change in personnel. 9 Polish-style polkas, an oberek, a waltz medley, some country & more is contained on this 14-track release. Get more info & listen to the new CD by visiting their website.

Lori started playing the button box at the age of seven, studying first with her grandfather & father, later with the late.Mario Mosti. After being asked to appear with Jimmy Sturr on RFD-TV, she decided to produce her second recording. This CD contains 12 tracks including 6 originals. Guest artists include Ron "Austie" Austalosh on keyboards, Alan Koss on bass & Carmen White on drums.

Alex can run the gamut musically at every live performance and this CD tries to capture that. 23 tracks including polkas & waltzes of various styles plus many other variety tunes. You can contact Alex directly and/or listen to preview tracks & purchase online below.

Dan started playing accordion at the age of 8, had his own band for many years in Cleveland, Ohio, and most recently played with the Frank Moravcik Band for 10 years. Now, Dan is back on his own with button box player Rose Braidish performing 15 tracks of classic polkas & waltzes including 3 originals. Recorded at Kravos Recording in Cleveland, OH.

At the age of 86, Frankie's still crankin' out the music. This time, with help from some friends, he shows the variety of music that can be played on the button box with 20 tracks of polkas, waltzes, country, religious & variety tunes.

After the highly successful and regarded first release, Tony Grandovic puts together this Encore Tribute to one of Western PA's favorite polka & variety performer, the late Banzy Rathbone. 20 tracks including 4 original selections written & played by Mike Cushma on the diatonic & half chromatic button accordions plus 10 more polkas, 4 waltzes and the beginning narration theme done by Benzy's wife Lori Rathbone and the ending instrumental slow song "Mona Lisa." CD's are $17 including shipping.

You may remember Bud's last button box album in 1983 entitled Buttons, Buttons, Buttons. In our opinion, it's one of the best Slovenian/Cleveland style button box releases ever. We still feature a song from that LP every now & then on our radio show. But that album has been long out of print. Now Buddy's back with a select group of outstanding backing musicians on this 18-track CD (17 new songs) produced by Don Hinjadi at HG Studio in Wisconsin. And another release is in the works very shortly! Listen to song samples and buy CDs online for $14.99 with FREE shipping at his website.

Lenny Zielinski heads up this Polish-style band from Chicago. 14 tracks of polkas, waltzes & obereks with Polish & English vocals on this, the band's first release. Buy it direct on their website for $15 plus $2 shipping.

12 tracks of all-instrumental button box & chromatic accordion tracks performed & written by Joe Bajuk including snappy Cleveland-style polkas & beautiful symphonic-style waltzes. Very nice stuff as we've come to expect from Joe out of the San Francisco, CA, area.

Johnny's wife Martha Krizancic put together this 23-track Waltz Away With Johnny K CD in memory of her late husband Johnny. It goes back over Johnny's recording career and presents some beautiful Serbo-Croation and Slovenian waltzes & variety music as recorded by his band and select studio musicians.

Polka Legends, also put together by Martha, contains 26 "best of" tracks from artists Walter Ostanek, Johnny Krizancic, Roman Possedi, Hank Haller, Jim Enrietti, Frankie Yankovic, Ted Zalac & Jimmy Soldridge. It includes 3 of the bigger hits over the years like "Let's Have A Party" by Ted Zalac, "Long Live Our Brothers" by Johnny Krizancic and "Waltz of the Angels" by Walter Ostanek.

This in the ninth recording release in Ron's Otter Creek series. He gives you 19+ tracks including 14 polkas, 3 waltzes and the American Suite which contains 4 songs (ragtime, waltz, fox trot, boogie woogie) on 1 track. These songs are all originals played on 4 different button boxes (3 Zupans & a Matt Rote). CDs are $15 + $3 shipping.

Memo to all Polish polka fans: It's on office party, thrown by Minnesota's Craig Ebel & Co. Their latest effort contains 15 tracks of polkas, a waltz, an oberek & more.

Del & the band pick out their 23 favorite waltzes recorded over their many releases and add "Waltz of the Angels," a new track to the collection.

22 tracks including 9 originals are on this latest effort by Ken Novak from Arizona, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio. New and classic polkas & waltzes plus some country songs converted in to polkas & waltzes as well.

In addition to his other polka mass recordings in collaboration with Ohio's Father George Balasko (originator of the "Polka Mass"), Fred Gregorich now releases this 23-track CD instrumentally done (no lyrics, no vocals). You can also obtain words & music for these polka mass songs by contacting Fred below.

This 12 track CD, produced by Tim Klemper of the Polka Tones, features some jam session players in the Canton, OH, area. Don & Rich play the button boxes along with Alan Roth on banjo, Larry Caggiano on drums & Tim Klemper on bass.

Bob Kravos produces this recording featuring many special guests on 17 tracks. Bob is joined by David Austin, Joe Bajuk, Joe Bortnick & Walter Ostanek on accordions in addition to Ralph Delligatti & Phil Srnick on bass and Mark Habat, Al Bambic & John Pecon on drums plus many more.

This 3-disc box set contains 59 tracks of digitally restored & remastered recordings from the Hoyer Trio, Anton Schubel and Mary Udovich & Josephine Lausche dating back from 1925-1931. Very rare material from the earliest immigrants from Slovenia to America during that time. "When immigrants arrived in the New World, their cultures thrived in the freedoms they found. Few traditions were as vital to those of Slovenia. Here's their music - indelibly itself, yet uniquely American." You can visit their website & contact them directly or click the Amazon link to purchase in the U.S.

"Uncle" Mike Schneider from Milwaukee, WI, releases his second disc targeted at the kiddos featuring 15 tracks like "Alphabetical Order in the Court," "Please and Thank You," Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" in addition to traditional favorites such as "Hello," "Tick Tock Polka," "Hoop Dee Doo" etc. Get the complete track listing, listen to preview tracks, view many videos & obtain ordering info at the website below. Downlaods are $11.99 and CDs are $14.97 including shipping.

You may remember Bud's last button box album in 1983 entitled Buttons, Buttons, Buttons. In our opinion, it's one of the best Slovenian/Cleveland style button box releases ever. We still feature a song from that LP every now & then on our radio show. But that album has been long out of print. Now Buddy's back with a self-produced 17-track CD including 14 new songs. And another release is in the works very shortly! To order, CDs are $14.99 including shipping.

These 2 new-to-us releases come in from Rob Savickis of DJ Companion Records. German Oktoberfest is a "best of" 19-track compilation as recorded by Al Bachmann & Elizabeth Stein on LPs released in the 1970s & early 1980s. Wild Wilson is an IJ (internet jockey) who can be heard both through his own website and through 247polkaheaven.com. Wild Man lets loose with 93 tracks of jokes, comedy, parody songs, drops from his shows & more. Visit the websites below for more details & mp3 sample tracks.

15 tracks (14 songs) of mostly Polish style polkas, waltzes & variety professionally recorded at one of their live performances. The band resides in the Johnstown, PA, area.

Milan has put together a compilation from his recordings produced back in the 1970s. 20 tracks from a few different albums comprised on this CD dedicated to Milan's long-time sax player Mel Petrosky.

This group is led by Jake Kouwe who originally formed the band in 2003 while in high school. Most of the group is now in their early 20s still playing their eclectic style of mostly original polka music. CD contains 13 tracks of polkas and one waltz including originals "Free Beer Polka," " Two Sisters Polka," " Polka Dancing Girl" plus favorites such as "I've Got A Wife At Home," "Who Stole the Keeshka" & "Oh Marie Polka."

Gary Brueggen ("Wisconcertina's Kid") heads to Don Hunjadi's HG Studios in Wisconsin to complete his 2010 release containing 22 tracks including 2 bonus Slovenian style polkas. Polkas, waltzes & variety music makes up this compilation. Good stuff featuring the "Dutchmen" style of polka music.

Their "big band" style is back with guest vocalist Eddie Biegaj. 12 Polish style polkas & obereks including Roll Out the Stoney's in dedication to the beer that sponsors this recording from Peppermint Productions.

More new stuff from this band just outside of Chicago. 14 tracks of Polish style polkas, waltzes and obereks. Visit their website for more details & info on their other recordings available.

12 tracks are included on this 2010 release featuring Stephanie on concertina & vocals done in the Polish Honky style. Get more details, listen to preview tracks & order from Bel-Aire Records' site below. Check out many of their other recordings available as well.

These 16 tracks were originally recorded in the early 1990s by Walter Ostanek & his band with some remaining unreleased until now. Frankie Yankovic sings on all of them including "Dreaming Waltz," "You Are My Sunshine," "Oh How I Miss You Tonight," "Roseann Polka" & many more.

DVD version-only. About 41 minutes of vintage & up-to-date footage of this Slovenian funtime band from Cleveland, Ohio. The video starts off with The Hobos 1977 performance on "The Gong Show" hosted by Chuck Barris and finishes with some more recent performances at several locations around Cleveland. Enjoy the Hobos instrumentation with boom-ba, tuba, washboard, washtub, drums & button boxes. And have plenty of beer on hand because "The Hobos will be drinking all your beer (and whiskey, too!)" DVDs are $15 including shipping.

More Polish-style CDs come in from Sunshine Records. The Concertina All Stars CD contains 17 tracks from the second release of this band from Buffalo, NY. The Varitones Band CD has 14 tracks by "Arizona's Hottest Party Band." You can pick both up and/or many more directly through Sunshine's website below.

Rich has assembled an all-star "Honky" band to back him up as he celebrates his 30th year playing concertina in the polka industry. 14 mostly instrumental tracks make up this Polish style release.

The band celebrates it's 30th birthday with this new release that they even admit is a "strange album." You can always expect something different from this band from Denton, Texas. 12 tracks. Get more details about the CD, band, more recordings & videos at the links below.

30 tunes are included on this 2-disc set from this band from Maryland. The tracks feature a variety of styles & rhythms of "world music" as performed by just 3 musicians headed up by Mike Surratt. Visit their website for more details about the group and other recordings available.

The fourth and final release in their Best of series, this one features 24 tracks (including the introduction & DTO's trademark "chaser") of Slovene style polkas & waltzes performed on the button accordion. Among those selections are 3 newly recorded tracks ("Mr. Magic Polka," "La Bella Luna Waltz (Margie's Song)" and the very beautiful "In the Garden Waltz (Hymn)"). Be sure to pick up the band's other Best of CDs Volume 1 - American - Slovene Style Polkas & Waltzes, Volume 2 - All Time Requested Hits! and Volume 3 - American - Slovene Style Polkas & Waltzes. CDs are $15 plus $3 shipping. Visit their website for more details.

This recording presents 25 tracks of Polish style polkas, waltzes & obereks beginning with 6 tracks from the 1960s, 8 tracks from the 1970s, 8 tracks from the 1980s to the present plus 3 bonus Christmas tracks. Get more info at his website below. CDs are $15 plus $3.50 shipping.

It's been awhile since George's previous release of original songs Polkas That are Out of This World. 12 tracks of familiar polkas & waltzes including the very popular radio favorite "The Waltz of the Angels" and the slow country waltz title track. CDs are $15 plus $1 shipping. Ask about his many other great polka & variety recordings as well.

These releases contain rare live performances of these 2 artists and their bands dating back many, many years ago. Johnny Krek's CD contains 24 tracks of mostly polkas & waltzes. Bobby Homovic's CD contains 22 tracks (23 songs) of mostly variety tunes (9 polkas & waltzes). CDs are $15 or purchase both CDs for $25.