Is everybody happy.” Larry Olsen yelled out that more than once when he played his concertina with his brother Leon, who was also working his magic on the musical instrument well known in polka ...
Leon Olsen, a New Ulm concertina player, bandleader and teacher, died Tuesday at age 72 after a brief battle with cancer. In his life, Olsen recorded more than 250 songs on vinyl, cassette and CD, ...
The sound of an accordion rang through the Kinde Polka Hall over the weekend as dancers spun, hopped and twirled around the dance floor during the 19th annual Polka Fest. In addition to the ...