Children got a thrill out of riding in the parade in downtown Ennis at the festival. ( Louis DeLuca - Staff Photographer ) Children got a thrill out of riding in the parade in downtown Ennis at the ...

CLARKSON — You can tell you're getting close to the Czech Days festivities in Clarkson when you hear the familiar um-pa of the tuba along with an accordion playing a polka tune. "It's not Czech Days ...

This Memorial Day weekend, Ennis plays host to the 44th Annual National Polka Festival celebrating the city’s Czech heritage through traditional polka music, elaborate brightly-colored costumes, folk ...

It's Saturday night and all around the SPJST Lodge 88 dance floor, middle-age men and women, some thick at the waist and stiff in the knees, joyously show off their trickiest steps. On stage, The ...

WILBER — The applause dies down and Leah Mach, wearing a traditional Czech vest and skirt, runs up to the outdoor bandstand, saluting the crowd Saturday. A sign above the bandstand greets the crowd as ...

YUKON, Okla. (KFOR) — At first listen, you might not hear it, but on Saturday nights, the Bohemian Knights play songs of love. Milo and Lacey Shedeck met at the Czech Hall. Milo, who started playing ...

Making music is to Czechs what barbecueing is to Americans, a means of coming together. This week a traditional Czech folk ensemble is performing throughout Pittsburgh and tapping into the region’s ...

What’s the difference between an accordion player and a terrorist? Terrorists have sympathizers. Yes, that’s a joke, but you can forgive the polka community for not laughing right now. On June 4, the ...

Instead of quoting actual folk tunes, composer Antonín Dvořák created original melodies in authentic Czech folk style for his Piano Quintet No. 2. The result is charmingly tuneful and often cited ...

Amid the hip-hop, towering over the pervasive bro-country and emo pop, musicians Addie Hejl and Jameson Brettmann stand out among peers. Addie is a freshman at Malcolm High School. In addition to ...