Walter Ostanek And His Band - Beer Barrel Polka

[@someone-xb4qo]

my grandpa used to be his guitarist, miss you grandpa ❤️

[@stevenliniak3625]

The greatest performance of this Polka of all time!!!

[@shaniagough7841]

Walter Ostanek is my godfather, and My dad was the drummer, Rest In Peace daddy 😭❤️❤️

[@almafontinikristi2396]

draga Shania zakaj pa ne poveš , da ste slovenskega rodu kralji polke v USA so slovenskega rodu Valter Ostanek , Jankovič itd. lista je dolga

[@alexmeixner3831]

Shania I have wonderful memories of playing gigs with your dad and Walter in Florida years ago. Rip Vill

[@shaniagough7841]

Alex Meixner wow I’m so happy to hear that! ❤️ It’s not often I hear stories about him from people that knew him ❤️

[@shaniagough7841]

Alma FontiniKristi My dad was Latvian, his name was Vilnis Ciemitis ❤️

[@johnlewandowski5385]

Being of Polish descent, this is SO my music! I so fondly remember hearing this at weddings, Polish festivals, and on Lawrence Welk's Show! GREAT STUFF!

[@twinPaula12]

Wow - what an exciting video. This polka band is terrific. I had to get up and dance the first time I watched it. I can't polka like I used to but it's fun to just get with the music. I love this old classic. This Canadian band is wonderful. Everyone is having so much fun - I'd love to have been there. Thank you Mike for posting this winner. - Paula

[@mcfrdmn]

Excellent performance by the Walter Ostanek Band

[@AprilShowers1955]

Love it! Wish this were on Sirius Radio, AM, FM, KZbin/TV daily! ❤ More live performances! Just can’t get enough of this happy, uplifting music!

[@MapleSyrupBoyEh]

A wonderful video featuring Canada's legendary Walter Ostanek and his band. No wonder he is the undisputed king of polka music. In other words, he's the Wayne Gretzky of polka. Thanks for posting this totally terrific video, PolkasNL. I enjoyed listening to it and seeing Walter and his band in action. Keep up the good work, my friend.

[@mosrite60]

When Walter Ostanek is playing polkas everyone is so happy. Enjoy the happiness folks. mos60

[@davidgottlieb531]

Mosrite60, you are allover KZbin! usually see your comments on the Country Music themed sites. I appreciate your insights!

[@mosrite60]

@@davidgottlieb531 Lol. Yes I enjoy most country and polka music. I have followed both for decades. So have alot of memories and knowledge on both. Yes you will see many more comments. Just getting started lol.

[@justjoshin5140]

My dad is the drummer! So cool to see him playing, and the first time I’ve ever seen him in a video too

[@TheMissleading]

I use to play this for my dad on the Accordian and dance as well the polka. I also use to dance Portuguese as well because of different ethnics in my family I pleased both so it was fun learning different languages, cooking different foods, and playing music.

[@TheMissleading]

Now I play guitar lol.

[@richardyoung9024]

I don’t know what it is about Polka music but..........I LIKE IT!

[@promitkumarmitra6434]

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE NUMBERS.....USED TO PLAY ON THE ACCORDION SINCE HIGH SCHOOL DAYS!! PICKED IT UP FROM MY DAD WHO WAS IN THE 'NAVY'..... AND THE INDIAN NAVAL BAND TOO AT THE "NAVY BALL"

[@JustThomas1]

i entered into my highschool polka band , this is our first song .

[@horaceball5418]

promit kumar mitra did you score...chicks did musicians...............

[@aytekinyanardag46]

pepeislemsi

[@TexasDevin]

Oh wow, that is a world-class mullet on the sax player. Truly amazing!

[@musicthoughts7859]

Use to live on the other side of Vine St. in St. Catharines where he use to live. He lived near the corner of Hollywood and Vine in ST. Catharines. He also had a music store on Geneva St. close to downtown St. Catharines

[@Murph3579]

Good memories. Such fun. Excelsior accordion is on my bucket list! Cheers!

[@patmancrowley8509]

Always a fun song! I really enjoyed this performance, PolkasNL, thanks for posting.

[@segundominano5625]

NO HAY NADA MEJOR QUE LA BUENA MUSICA HOY Y SIEMPRE.......

[@elainecampbell6345]

Love his music very much!!!!

[@neogamez3817]

Necro Neo: Good stuff. Brings back memories of listening to polka music with grandma, and grandpa.

[@revafriedman6408]

Wonderful musical performance !

[@Jbc7924]

With all due respect, this guy is Slovenian born Canadian. Same as me. This is the most infectious feel good music in the world. Anyone who reads this and cares about polka can love it as it belongs to all of us. I went to a wedding in the last year and 500 people got off their butts and polkaed their asses off for 4 hours. I didn't see grandma dansing to gangsta rap or some young child waltzing, but they both knew how to get down with polka.

[@nilasanders2044]

You just can't help but smile and feel happy when you hear this great polka! Thank you, it's very much needed!!

[@bettinagerloff1379]

Wie erstaunlich, es gibt eine Polkatradition in Kanada! Ich bin jetzt erst auf Ihr Video gestoßen. Schön und erbaulich und auch lustig. Hoch die Gläser, auf gute Zusammenarbeit und gegenseitiges KENNENLERNEN. 👍

[@Butecu13]

esta música é muito famosa no Rio Grande do Sul. Quando ela é tocada nos bailões é uma loucura

[@contactkeithstack]

My grandmothers brother was on the lurline boat headed for australia 4/22/42 to fight in the south pacific, they were playing this song aboard.

[@Jakie0823]

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[@janisstorring7559]

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[@milkman45828]

God Bless those brave men

[@CatholicKavanagh]

Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun Roll out the barrel, we've got the blues on the run Zing boom tararrel, ring out a song of good cheer Now's the time to roll the barrel, for the gang's all here

[@tylermorrill6967]

I had this stuck in my head today. I also LOVE the creepy grin on the banjo player's face.

[@Eminkonto]

Walter is my fathers step-son. I have memories of my father saying "yeah I can probably get us to see the Packers tonight if I even cared..." Now I see. He was always one fax machine away.

[@Eminkonto]

I have seen unbelieveable presidents and comments being upvoted. It would have been nice for once.

[@ftjax]

How many million times has he played BBP ...

[@LZLovesMtrench]

I love this. I love Walter. He is my fav. One time my uncle Jamie had Walter sign his arm and he never washed it off for weeks

[@1Whipperin]

Good squeeze box playing.

[@32muziek]

This was in 1994 in Toronto at the Musikantenstadl..........we were there.....great time....!!!!!!!

[@saheroux]

love to know what walter is doing today thank you serge

[@ftjax]

All I want for x-mas is a barrel of brew......Happy Holidays from West Columbia,SC

[@victorminsky2181]

polka, beer = happiness, greetings from Elgin,SC

[@karmenradi6399]

LEPA PRIREDBA ČEŠKEGA KOMADA ROZAMUNDA IGRA SE VSEPOVSOD IN JE NESMRTNI KOMAD BRAVO VALTER

[@sbf54]

For you dad. Rest in Peace.

[@РоджерВесёлый-б3б]

...dad was a nazi?

[@justjoshin5140]

Is your dad one of the musicians? My dad, vilnis is the drummer in this video. It’s the only video I’ve ever seen of him which means a lot because he passed when I was 4/5 I’m almost 23 now. May they both rest in peace

[@justjoshin5140]

@@РоджерВесёлый-б3бhave some respect dude

[@geraldmachek1893]

Walter is my second cousin. We made lots of trips to Canada to visit him and his family as well as his mother Barbara when she was alive.

[@ftjax]

I had a band 20 yrs ago & I drank plenty of beer back then, but not much since....

[@32muziek]

Walter Ostanek.....the pride of St. Catharines........!!!!!!

[@raceron1120]

Dat's some goot music, eh? Even I can unnerstand happy muzik! Great polka band, have most of their albums.

[@zdzislawsawicki5729]

Beer, only from Poland!! -Lezanski,-Tyskie-. pozdrawiamZdzi,

[@UweWoitzek]

Walter Ostanek beim Musikantenstadl mit Karl Moik. ❤

[@redwow]

When this song was played at WWII end at a celebration in England, the soldiers went wild.

[@pabloholguin6552]

No tengo palabras para esa musica de bien

[@henkendinadijkinga3566]

Sounds Great !

[@Stacy-hk6bd]

This polka has actually been written by Jaromír Vejvoda and it's called Škoda lásky. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Barrel_Polka

[@sjag1938]

Ron Jermey on bass, Stevie Richards on sax, and on scared looking dude on banjo

[@FIXTREME]

Gerry Brisco on Banjo

[@sjag1938]

Too funny

[@PolkapolkaCleveland]

Al Robertson on sax

[@AccordionManiac]

Wow! Walter Ostanek was on Musikantenstadl! THat's AMAZING - Thank you for uploading

[@joeoliveira1843]

I still have this song on 8 track cassette

[@littlebrock2010]

The guy at the 1:04 mark is who I aspire to be.

[@32muziek]

Walter Ostanek.....CANADA's Polka King.........Terrific Walter......

[@ReiseSpeziSuenje]

.. das gute alte Musikanten Stadl... ;o)) Liebe Grüße. Sünje

[@marlonmagico]

Congratulations from Brazil!

[@daviddrofenig5326]

Forget the czechs,slovaks,corats,slovenes are the real people of polka song

[@tomengel8218]

Love it.

[@LilMsInnocent]

I seen Bobby Vinton 9/14/10 with my mom, GREAT concert

[@lorealrhome695]

Really digging the sax player's mullet and the poofy shirts that make most of the guys look like they have one tiny baby arm

[@wa9neu]

I just love this song. Es ist Sehr Gut !!!!

[@aracellyfrancisco99]

The Sax player kills it so good

[@danalexander2149]

Come for the polka, stay for the sax player’s mullet.

[@Corrie121]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

[@rogstaff]

Roll out the barrel.........happy go lucky thoughts to all!!!

[@Joinoh]

that sax player has an awsome mullet!!!!!!!!!

[@saheroux]

the best men a ever meet in niagara falls with my family

[@LAKingssince]

Canadian Polka King whoop Whoot

[@Kharkovkid]

The three survivors of H.M.S. Hood practiced this song to perfection while clinging to a raft in the North Atlantic after Bismark had its way....

[@princeharming8963]

Now THIS.. is how you party!

[@chmollo]

Kevin Rudd on accordian and drums!

[@johnhaese5482]

Ron Jeremy on bass.

[@George040270]

Why does it look like there is something wrong with the arms of the guy on the guitar?

[@TheAloweWolf]

I like this! :)

[@xXxThorsHammerxXx]

JESTEM POLSKA I DUMNY

[@saheroux]

i like to wish walter and is wife a mx and a happy new year for 2011 from serge and carole and my two grand son

[@bly3r]

Walter Ostanek comes from SLOVENIA :)

[@32muziek]

He lives in St. Catharines Ontario........is 85 years old and still going strong!!!!!!!!

[@redcarpetlounge]

Happy music for happy people!

[@leafyutube]

This is good polka shit. Somebody post more stuff like this.

[@horaceball5418]

You canadians really know how to party.......geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez!

[@ismabera]

+Horace Ball they are Slovenian living in Canada

[@johjo1976]

Great but one question: what is Borat doing at 1:05??

[@Phantomsbreath]

I have never been so amused to find that someone's canadian.

[@stepanprasiq]

NICE CZECH SONG !!! ŠKODA LÁSKY

[@bl_leafkid4322]

Nothing like an Octoberfest

[@userjos]

i enjoy watching every year at kw oktoberfest

[@QuinlanLJ]

@12stel + Slovenia and Austria ;) Interstingly, Walter Ostanek plays a slovenian style of polka :p

[@11222stan]

This makes up, a bit, for the fact that Canada has given us the Cruz malady.

[@johnropeleski6006]

super

[@AccordionManiac]

@saheroux he is still playing and recording, I think

[@TOPTom86]

@paboy2727 Being a GERMAN you should know about Hans-Dietrich Genscher's bet from late 80th that this song, in GERMAN called "Rosemunde" (or "Böhmische Polka"), is originaly GERMAN. Well, he lost because it's originaly Czech -- composed by Jaromír Vejvoda in 1927. Sorry.

[@Hunkerbunker346]

good beer drinkin music

[@cardseco33]

Hey no way! Uncle Bruce on the sax

[@Viaamtrak]

is this the guy that the Schmenge Brothers modelled tehir act after?

[@Chezgee7]

Great version, looked like a lot of people ready to dance but no dance floor ;-(

[@krass11able]

Is it an original German or a Czech song?

[@Hannelle84]

It's a Czech song. Composed by Jaromír Vejvoda.

[@alansklenar2848]

Karl V. It is a Czech tune 1937 by Jaromir Vejvoda,1939 Will Glahé added German words and title Rosamundé

[@WortexCZ]

1927

[@12stel]

@wesbesart Polka style music originated in Czech republic and despite the name it has nothing to do with Poland, the rythm is better known in Germany, Czech republic, Slovakia and Ukraine

[@minniehenry118]

happy dance

[@alansklenar2848]

The original title has nothing to do beer.Skoda Lasky is about lost love

[@algimantasgeryba4158]

Tai bent talentai.

[@williampowhida572]

Czech music!!

[@Baiba57]

Klass

[@kerryincolumbus]

@hydrowiz ... LOL! you are SO RIGHT!!!!! this is WAY more fun to sing than our stodgy old nat'l anthem we have now