Wisconsin's Polka Pride: Celebrating 30 Years as the State Dance!

[@259zither]

Just came across this 12 - 14 July is American accordion association 86th festival near Philadelphia Thanks for the history Windjammers

[@alexmeixner]

Hope you enjoyed the AAA festival.

[@continuo1685]

Thank you ! 🎉

[@alexmeixner]

Any time!

[@robertherridge9309]

Dobré! Thank you, Alex!

[@alexmeixner]

Thank you!

[@littlefja]

I love this, Alex! You have such a wonderful way of making this genre's history accessible and interesting. I hope you do more videos with a historical perspective. Thank you!

[@alexmeixner]

I'm hoping to do more like this-- it's quite a bit of work, but I enjoy the research and sharing the knowledge.

[@MegaSplosion]

YES!~

[@birdermufagain]

Thank you for this historical review! As a proud Wisconsinite I have danced to many of those performers at festivals, weddings & parties.

[@alexmeixner]

There's so many wonderful polka bands from Wisconsin it was hard to limit the discussion to just this 5 minute video!

[@RangerRon75]

Thanks so much for the Wisconsin Polka history Alex! And I am an Iron Ranger from Minnesota! BTW, I really perked up when you mentioned COPPERBOX! they played at Ironworld around the same time you played there with your Dad late 90s early 2000s . What a fantastic group! spent some time with them and shot some pics for them . I really miss those days! I still hope to see you perform again! Duluth MN being the only chance that can happen.

[@alexmeixner]

It's been so long since I've been up on the range-- and those sure are great memories at Ironworld!

[@newz-tube]

I enjoy a lot of Tom Brusky in the Milwaukee area playing Slovenian style too!

[@alexmeixner]

Yes! Tom is a super creative musician-- gotta love the Polka Pontoon!

[@richardbaxter3886]

Thanks for the Education

[@alexmeixner]

Anytime!

[@billlantz8751]

Thanks for the history lesson

[@alexmeixner]

Any time!

[@staceyspears9338]

This might have to be my favorite vlog of yours, having grown up in Wisconsin. 😉 Thank you for all the history.

[@alexmeixner]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

[@babybloc]

Nice one! I’ll mention this and link to the video when we do a Polka celebration episode of Accordions Noir Radio this week to commemorate the Wisconsin anniversary 🪗💃🏽🪩🕺🏽

[@alexmeixner]

Thanks!!! I appreciate all you're doing out there with Accordions Noir!

[@boton.official]

Awesome video love learning the history 🙌🏻 Do more of these

[@alexmeixner]

Hoping to do more of these. They're definitely a bit more time intensive to put together- the support of the patreon members are helping to get these produced. Please consider checking out www.patreon.com/alexmeixner

[@thumbstruck]

You should explore the other states, also! Great job!

[@alexmeixner]

That's the plan!

[@thumbstruck]

@@alexmeixner All of the MidWest, Texas, plus Chickenscratch in Arizona and the Scandihoovian stuff in the NW!

[@Whysicist]

Professor Alex… nice. Thanks.

[@davidfroemming18]

Correction - Dick Metko on accordion and Dick Rodgers on Concertina.

[@alexmeixner]

Yes-- my bad on the reversal of those icons!