Polka had a lot more to do with the creation of Neil Young's "Southern Man" than most listeners might realize.

Kevin Solecki, a Grammy-nominated accordionist who owns Carnegie Accordion, sells his own brand of the instrument and plays some of the most renowned brands. Solecki also offers private lessons.

Of course Polish accordion player Lidia Kaminska gets this question a lot from Americans: "How about a polka?" Not a chance. Frankly, she's not interested. She's Bach, not "In Heaven There Is No Beer.

You probably won’t see many teenagers playing accordion, but a young Grand Forks musician is eager to share his passion for the less-than-popular instrument. Central High School senior Lane Lindseth’s ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DULUTH — This past February, celebrated accordion player Florian Chmielewski played his own 97th birthday party at the Cloquet VFW ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 29—SHARON — Gazing into each other's eyes, Stan Jenavic, 86, and his wife Carol, 83, twirl together on the Apollo Maennerchor ...

FARGO — Behind an average wood fence here lies a yard with a dog, a picnic table and detached garage. Under the right cosmic conditions, that garage may or may not produce a band of like-minded ...

A sidewalk accordion player is making Upper West Siders sing the blues. Russian-born Vadim Klimenko set up shop on West 74th Street and Broadway about a year ago, cranking out classics such as ...