Polka

Summary

Polka is a lively duple-meter couple dance and a far-reaching family of musical repertories. Its nineteenth-century European circulation produced local styles rather than one internationally uniform sound. Brass bands, accordion-led groups, fiddlers and other ensembles have all played polkas. In the Americas, migrant and adopted communities made the music locally rooted through their own dances, radio, recordings and social institutions. The category should therefore connect related histories while leaving room for the considerable differences among Czech, Polish-American, Slovenian-American, German-derived and other traditions.

Contemporary and trending

Polka continues through community dances, festivals, bands, specialist media and family transmission, though it is not uniformly mainstream in every place where it once spread. A decline in broad commercial visibility does not mean the disappearance of an active dance world. Some groups preserve distinctive regional styles while others mix repertoire and instrumentation. Smithsonian documentation of the Upper Midwest is especially useful for understanding an established local American tradition rather than a museum copy of Europe. Contemporary activity needs to be understood at the scale of these connected communities, not inferred solely from international pop charts.

History

The dance emerged into wider European popularity in the nineteenth century and traveled through urban entertainment, printed music and migration. Musicians adapted it to available instruments and local dancing, while emigrants carried repertories into new social settings. Recording and broadcasting later helped certain band sounds reach large regional audiences. American styles developed in relation to ethnic networks but also crossed them; their names do not mean every tune remained unchanged from an old homeland. Latin American adaptations form another set of histories, and some established regional labels now describe musical organizations quite distinct from the original European dance.

Musical characteristics

The characteristic duple pulse supports a turning couple dance, but articulation, accompaniment and melodic shape vary considerably. An accordion or concertina may lead, a brass-and-reed band may exchange phrases, or a fiddle may carry the melody. Bass patterns and chordal offbeats help make movement clear. Waltzes, schottisches and other dances often share a band's program, so one album labeled polka may contain several rhythms. Listen for the relationship between a lead instrument's ornaments and the dancers' dependable pulse, then compare the timbre and ensemble response across regional styles rather than judging them as copies of one original.

Geography and communities

Central Europe is one broad rooted landscape, but a map confined to Prague or a few historic European cities would miss the genre's adopted geography. The Upper Midwest and Great Lakes form substantial connected American worlds, including rural communities between famous band centers. Texas has a distinct Czech and German-derived dance network, while southern Brazil and neighboring areas sustain other local continuities. Separate broad fields represent these durable adopted landscapes; they should not be joined by equally intense coverage across all intervening territory. Related Latin American genres also deserve their own identities elsewhere in the catalogue.

Artists

František Kmoch provides one route into Czech band history, while Frankie Yankovic is a useful reference for a particular Slovenian-American popular approach. Polish-American bands, Dutchman ensembles and Finnish-American musicians demonstrate other local sounds. The Smithsonian Deep Polka collection names several working ensembles and supplies contextual notes, helping shift attention from a single celebrity to a regional dance ecology. Community musicians, organizers and dancers remain representative practitioners. Comparing bands serving a similar dance makes differences in instrument balance, phrase exchange and rhythmic character audible without making ethnic labels a rigid explanation for every sound.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile

Repertoire	Field use	Notes
traditional	regional	Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.

MuGlobe representative performances

Artist	Performance / song / title	Embedded player URL	Notes	Repertoire kind	Repertoire date	Recording date	Format	Opening	Places	Fit	Evidence	Review note	MuGlobe favorite	Current hit	Authentic
Frank Yankovic and His Yanks	Just Because	https://www.youtube.com/embed/InfgNr_2fko	The Columbia recording provides a Slovenian-American polka example from Yankovic’s ensemble. The song’s polka treatment illustrates one regional development of the wider dance tradition; this is official released audio. Embedded playback is currently unavailable (YouTube code 150); the recording reference is retained.	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Playback blocked: YouTube embedding error 150 observed 22 October 2026. Legacy accepted recording retained during curation-field migration; no new age or geographic claims.	false	false	false
Jimmy Sturr Orchestra	Pennsylvania Polka — Blue Velvet Cruise	https://www.youtube.com/embed/qUAPmRjFYE0	The orchestra’s own channel presents this dance-band performance. It adds an American polka-orchestra example beside Frankie Yankovic, without claiming that these American styles exhaust European polka traditions.	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Legacy accepted recording retained during curation-field migration; no new age or geographic claims.	false	false	false
Blaskapelle Ceska	Spritzregen Polka - Blaskapelle Ceska	https://www.youtube.com/embed/pzqhBOZNoxU	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Blaskapelle Ceska. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own actual Spritzregen Polka recorded Musikheim Bauernkapelle Eberschwang, Austrian-Bohemian brass performance context; not composer or recording venue as band name. Video publication: 2026-10-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Blaskapelle Ceska. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own actual Spritzregen Polka recorded Musikheim Bauernkapelle Eberschwang, Austrian-Bohemian brass performance context; not composer or recording venue as band name.	false	false	false
Ansambel Goter	Ansambel Goter - Šubidubidub Marička (Polka za prijatelje, 2003)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/-4ULrjtMvVk	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Stanislav Režen. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-10-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Stanislav Režen. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Ansambel Goter	Ansambel Goter - Ko naš abraham slavi (Polka za prijatelje, 2003)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/s7AskAlffgo	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Stanislav Režen. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-10-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Stanislav Režen. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Ansambel Franca Miheliča	Planinska polka - Ansambel Franca Miheliča	https://www.youtube.com/embed/xcrQeQG1UA8	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-10-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Ansambel Lojzeta Slaka	Lahkotna polka - Ansambel Lojzeta Slaka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/AwlWne9C3F0	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-10-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Ansambel Lojzeta Slaka	Polka Village - Ansambel Lojzeta Slaka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xy5zm03G-0g	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-10-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Jože Bohorč s prijatelji	Jože Bohorč s prijatelji - Rudniška polka (Spomini na mladost, 1998)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/lWodyH6aevY	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Stanislav Režen. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-09-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Stanislav Režen. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Objem Band	Z NASMEHOM Slovenska narodnozabavna polka za dobro razpoloženje - Objem Band	https://www.youtube.com/embed/PHxiVJszWow	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: SLOVENSKE LJUDSKE Narodne pesmi - Objem Band. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-09-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	music-video	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: SLOVENSKE LJUDSKE Narodne pesmi - Objem Band. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Twin Cities Soundz	Twin Cities Soundz "Pots & Pans" Polka 58th Annual IPA Festival And Convention 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/mxXrOlUlloY	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Gerard Soliwoda. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named polka performance, actual ensemble rather than recordist/composer as performer. Not every waltz, march or song by a polka band classified here; medley counts once and publication is separate from session. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-09-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Gerard Soliwoda. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named polka performance, actual ensemble rather than recordist/composer as performer. Not every waltz, march or song by a polka band classified here; medley counts once and publication is separate from session. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Milan Dančo GK; Radek Mudra; Patrik Dančo	České Polky (feat. Radek Mudra & Patrik Dančo)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/EDyfGBVMBeg	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Milan Dančo GK - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Primary distributor identifies actual České Polky collaborators; repeated metadata names deduplicated, PM Studio not extra vocalist. September 2026 release separate from session. Distributor release: 2026-09-01; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2026-09-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Czech Republic	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Milan Dančo GK - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Primary distributor identifies actual České Polky collaborators; repeated metadata names deduplicated, PM Studio not extra vocalist. September 2026 release separate from session. Distributor release: 2026-09-01; reissue date does not establish original recording.	false	false	false
Chodovarka	Chodovarka, Když česká muzika zní,polka, festival dechových hudeb Teplá	https://www.youtube.com/embed/6IRVOQZKHvs	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: vlastimil rauch-bubeník amatér.. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named polka performance, actual ensemble rather than recordist/composer as performer. Not every waltz, march or song by a polka band classified here; medley counts once and publication is separate from session. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-08-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:Czech Republic	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: vlastimil rauch-bubeník amatér.. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named polka performance, actual ensemble rather than recordist/composer as performer. Not every waltz, march or song by a polka band classified here; medley counts once and publication is separate from session. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Freeze Dried and the Icicles	Freeze Dried and the Icicles - Clarinet Polka - Frankenmuth Summer Music Fest 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/9n4VnkLRXiQ	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: edforpolka. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named polka performance, actual ensemble rather than recordist/composer as performer. Not every waltz, march or song by a polka band classified here; medley counts once and publication is separate from session. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-08-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: edforpolka. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named polka performance, actual ensemble rather than recordist/composer as performer. Not every waltz, march or song by a polka band classified here; medley counts once and publication is separate from session. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Polka Family	Alex Yash on drums - Polka Family - Let The Good Times Roll - Frankenmuth Summer Music Fest 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/1fgrCkXePs0	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: edforpolka. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named polka performance, actual ensemble rather than recordist/composer as performer. Not every waltz, march or song by a polka band classified here; medley counts once and publication is separate from session. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-08-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: edforpolka. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named polka performance, actual ensemble rather than recordist/composer as performer. Not every waltz, march or song by a polka band classified here; medley counts once and publication is separate from session. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Ansambel bratov Avsenik	Pokal polka - Ansambel bratov Avsenik	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kpn9caCg5nw	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-07-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Babouci	Babouci zahajují v Klikově orchestrální polkou Z českých hor. 18.7 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/stYf9lNIobE	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Vojta Babka z Písku . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct explicitly named polkas Z Českých Hor at Klikov 18 July, Já Už to Políčko at Hobby 17 May and Na Břehu Blanice at Dubí Hora 7 March 2026. No whole overlapping concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-07-18. Video publication: 2026-07-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-07-18	live	unknown	country:Czech Republic	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Vojta Babka z Písku . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct explicitly named polkas Z Českých Hor at Klikov 18 July, Já Už to Políčko at Hobby 17 May and Na Břehu Blanice at Dubí Hora 7 March 2026. No whole overlapping concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-07-18.	false	false	false
Hudba Hradní Stráže; Rudolf Urbanec	Slovácká polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/n4teQiuQc8Q	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Rudolf Urbanec - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Slovácká Polka ensemble/conductor from Supraphon 1951 copyright, reissued 2026. Historical master not presented as new performance. Distributor release: 2026-06-26; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2026-06-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Czech Republic	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Rudolf Urbanec - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Slovácká Polka ensemble/conductor from Supraphon 1951 copyright, reissued 2026. Historical master not presented as new performance. Distributor release: 2026-06-26; reissue date does not establish original recording.	false	false	false
Ansambel Franca Miheliča	Bloška polka - Ansambel Franca Miheliča	https://www.youtube.com/embed/nUiEoGGpnJc	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-06-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Viera Blech	Lednická	https://www.youtube.com/embed/wAC2ZPDZ-ZU	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Viera Blech. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own rights-supplied Lednická polka recording releasedJune2026; production/recording engineering separate from actual ensemble and session. Distributor release: 2026-06-19; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2026-06-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Viera Blech. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own rights-supplied Lednická polka recording releasedJune2026; production/recording engineering separate from actual ensemble and session. Distributor release: 2026-06-19; reissue date does not establish original recording.	false	false	false
Livewire	Loddy Lo Polka - LIVE - Livewire - USPA 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uiohgw3M0I8	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: polkatj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct complete Painter’s, Goral and Loddy Lo polkas at USPA Independence Ohio 23 May 2026. Source names actual players, including Zach Brezekowski drums/voice, not recordist polkatj. No full overlapping programme selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-23. Video publication: 2026-06-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-05-23	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: polkatj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct complete Painter’s, Goral and Loddy Lo polkas at USPA Independence Ohio 23 May 2026. Source names actual players, including Zach Brezekowski drums/voice, not recordist polkatj. No full overlapping programme selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-23.	false	false	false
Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push	From Town To Town Polka - LIVE - Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push - USPA 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/KYP6H4KPZiI	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: polkatj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. From Town to Town polka, USPA Ohio 22 May 2026; Gomulka actual trumpet/voice, source explicitly identifies ensemble/player roles. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-22. Video publication: 2026-06-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-05-22	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: polkatj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. From Town to Town polka, USPA Ohio 22 May 2026; Gomulka actual trumpet/voice, source explicitly identifies ensemble/player roles. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-22.	false	false	false
Frankie Liszka and Blue Magic	Going Ahead Polka - LIVE - Frankie Liszka and Blue Magic - USPA 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/weK4Sm1t4NQ	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: polkatj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Going Ahead Polka USPA Ohio 22 May 2026. This is Polish-American polka band, not Philadelphia soul band sharing Blue Magic name. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-22. Video publication: 2026-06-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-05-22	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: polkatj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Going Ahead Polka USPA Ohio 22 May 2026. This is Polish-American polka band, not Philadelphia soul band sharing Blue Magic name. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-22.	false	false	false
Tony Blazonczyk & New Phaze	Tony Blazonczyk & New Phaze: Eddie Blazonczyk Polka Medley USPA Polka Festival & Convention 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ud8FchlQj2E	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Gerard Soliwoda. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named polka performance, actual ensemble rather than recordist/composer as performer. Not every waltz, march or song by a polka band classified here; medley counts once and publication is separate from session. Documented performance/session: 2026. Video publication: 2026-06-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Gerard Soliwoda. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named polka performance, actual ensemble rather than recordist/composer as performer. Not every waltz, march or song by a polka band classified here; medley counts once and publication is separate from session. Documented performance/session: 2026.	false	false	false
Kaiser Musikanten	Polka medley - Kaiser Musikanten (AT)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/wkU31DJXkfA	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Theos speelhoek. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality. Video publication: 2026-06-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Theos speelhoek. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality.	false	false	false
Viera Blech	"EUPHORIA" - Viera Blech - Orginal Egerländer Festival Köln 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/61EBR3QpSnk	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: BlasmusikTube. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality. Video publication: 2026-06-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: BlasmusikTube. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality.	false	false	false
Nord-Süd-Ost Böhmische	Polka mit Gefühl - Nord-Süd-Ost Böhmische - Blechlawine 6.0 (2026)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/LsZFCHrNPec	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Egerländer IceHorse. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality. Video publication: 2026-06-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Egerländer IceHorse. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality.	false	false	false
Livewire	Goral Polka - LIVE - Livewire - USPA 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/VhlYQpObYZc	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: polkatj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct complete Painter’s, Goral and Loddy Lo polkas at USPA Independence Ohio 23 May 2026. Source names actual players, including Zach Brezekowski drums/voice, not recordist polkatj. No full overlapping programme selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-23. Video publication: 2026-05-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-05-23	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: polkatj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct complete Painter’s, Goral and Loddy Lo polkas at USPA Independence Ohio 23 May 2026. Source names actual players, including Zach Brezekowski drums/voice, not recordist polkatj. No full overlapping programme selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-23.	false	false	false
Livewire	Painter’s Polka - LIVE - Livewire - USPA 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZpCOCTWx5U8	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: polkatj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct complete Painter’s, Goral and Loddy Lo polkas at USPA Independence Ohio 23 May 2026. Source names actual players, including Zach Brezekowski drums/voice, not recordist polkatj. No full overlapping programme selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-23. Video publication: 2026-05-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-05-23	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: polkatj. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct complete Painter’s, Goral and Loddy Lo polkas at USPA Independence Ohio 23 May 2026. Source names actual players, including Zach Brezekowski drums/voice, not recordist polkatj. No full overlapping programme selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-23.	false	false	false
accordionmaniac; Brian Pavlič	Na Golteh (F. Šegovc) with Brian Pavlič (Canada)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/eh5wm6DxJg8	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: accordionmaniac. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own complete Na Golteh instrumental polka performance, guest BrianPavlič baritone explicitly identified as Slovenian-Canadian. FrancŠegovc source composer, not current player. Sheet/backing-track offers do not exclude actual performed music; filming/Canadian identity is documented rather than guessed. Video publication: 2026-05-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Slovenia; country:Canada	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: accordionmaniac. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own complete Na Golteh instrumental polka performance, guest BrianPavlič baritone explicitly identified as Slovenian-Canadian. FrancŠegovc source composer, not current player. Sheet/backing-track offers do not exclude actual performed music; filming/Canadian identity is documented rather than guessed.	false	false	false
Babouci	Babouci na Hobby 2026 - polka "Já už to políčko"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/GpKRW_SOyOQ	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zdeněk Voráč. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct explicitly named polkas Z Českých Hor at Klikov 18 July, Já Už to Políčko at Hobby 17 May and Na Břehu Blanice at Dubí Hora 7 March 2026. No whole overlapping concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-17. Video publication: 2026-05-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-05-17	live	unknown	country:Czech Republic	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zdeněk Voráč. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct explicitly named polkas Z Českých Hor at Klikov 18 July, Já Už to Políčko at Hobby 17 May and Na Břehu Blanice at Dubí Hora 7 March 2026. No whole overlapping concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-17.	false	false	false
Šumavanka	Šumavanka na Hobby 2026 - lidová polka "Zasviť ty mně slunko zlaté"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/dvEZHKEpzS8	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zdeněk Voráč. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual explicitly identified Zasviť Ty Mně Slunko Zlaté folk polka, České Budějovice Hobby 16 May 2026; Jiří Grill leads group, Václav Rožboud arranger not automatically current voice. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-16. Video publication: 2026-05-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-05-16	live	unknown	country:Czech Republic	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zdeněk Voráč. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual explicitly identified Zasviť Ty Mně Slunko Zlaté folk polka, České Budějovice Hobby 16 May 2026; Jiří Grill leads group, Václav Rožboud arranger not automatically current voice. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-16.	false	false	false
Babouci	Babouci v Americe (35) - nebraský Clarkson a polka "Okolo měsíce"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/O-TiKsV1E5E	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zdeněk Voráč. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Czech ensemble polkas on Nebraska Czech-American community tour: Okolo Měsíce Clarkson 18 April and Ještě Já Se Podívám Wilber 17 April 2026. Specific diaspora practice, not an inference of musician birthplace from venue. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-18. Video publication: 2026-05-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-04-18	live	unknown	country:Czech Republic; country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zdeněk Voráč. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Czech ensemble polkas on Nebraska Czech-American community tour: Okolo Měsíce Clarkson 18 April and Ještě Já Se Podívám Wilber 17 April 2026. Specific diaspora practice, not an inference of musician birthplace from venue. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-18.	false	false	false
Babouci	Babouci v Americe (25) - polka "Ještě já se podívám" na koncertě v nebraském českém městě Wilber	https://www.youtube.com/embed/S5NVQrLi4Ao	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zdeněk Voráč. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Czech ensemble polkas on Nebraska Czech-American community tour: Okolo Měsíce Clarkson 18 April and Ještě Já Se Podívám Wilber 17 April 2026. Specific diaspora practice, not an inference of musician birthplace from venue. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-17. Video publication: 2026-05-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-04-17	live	unknown	country:Czech Republic; country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zdeněk Voráč. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Czech ensemble polkas on Nebraska Czech-American community tour: Okolo Měsíce Clarkson 18 April and Ještě Já Se Podívám Wilber 17 April 2026. Specific diaspora practice, not an inference of musician birthplace from venue. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-17.	false	false	false
Ansambel Turneja	Ansambel Turneja - Šamar Polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/_IDDxl5TwFs	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Ansambel Turneja. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-05-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	music-video	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Ansambel Turneja. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Viera Blech	Moosbeernocken Polka Viera Blech	https://www.youtube.com/embed/LfEgQuKMAsk	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: BlechJuwel. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality. Video publication: 2026-04-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: BlechJuwel. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality.	false	false	false
Ústřední Hudba Federálního Ministerstva Vnitra; Vlastimil Kempe	Sváteční polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/YLk7phFtx0s	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Release - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Sváteční Polka, Matiné Žofín 1977 programme, Supraphon 1978 copyright/2026 reissue. Actual band/conductor, not new 2026 session. Documented performance/session: 1977. Distributor release: 2026-03-27; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2026-03-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	1977	audio	unknown	country:Czech Republic	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Release - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Sváteční Polka, Matiné Žofín 1977 programme, Supraphon 1978 copyright/2026 reissue. Actual band/conductor, not new 2026 session. Documented performance/session: 1977. Distributor release: 2026-03-27; reissue date does not establish original recording.	false	false	false
Babouci	Babouci hrají polku Na břehu Blanice na plese SDH Pamětice v Dubí Hoře. 7.3 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/k0Ll3emwJow	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Vojta Babka z Písku . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct explicitly named polkas Z Českých Hor at Klikov 18 July, Já Už to Políčko at Hobby 17 May and Na Břehu Blanice at Dubí Hora 7 March 2026. No whole overlapping concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-03-07. Video publication: 2026-03-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-03-07	live	unknown	country:Czech Republic	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Vojta Babka z Písku . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct explicitly named polkas Z Českých Hor at Klikov 18 July, Já Už to Políčko at Hobby 17 May and Na Břehu Blanice at Dubí Hora 7 March 2026. No whole overlapping concert selected. Documented performance/session: 2026-03-07.	false	false	false
Ansambel Lojzeta Peserla	Lenarška polka - Ansambel Lojzeta Peserla	https://www.youtube.com/embed/JKAEpbTOL2Q	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-01-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Malá Česká Dechovka z Plzně; Josef Krček	Doudlebská polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/-3KBgeiYMRw	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Josef Krček - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Supraphon identifies actual Doudlebská Polka ensemble/conductor. 1980 copyright versus 2026 reissue, not a new session. Distributor release: 2026-01-23; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2026-01-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Czech Republic	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Josef Krček - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Supraphon identifies actual Doudlebská Polka ensemble/conductor. 1980 copyright versus 2026 reissue, not a new session. Distributor release: 2026-01-23; reissue date does not establish original recording.	false	false	false
Ansambel Lojzeta Peserla	Jurovska polka - Ansambel Lojzeta Peserla	https://www.youtube.com/embed/2QOejaFONc4	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-01-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Ansambel Milana Križana	Sinkopirana polka - Ansambel Milana Križana	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Stzo8FefVsE	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included. Video publication: 2026-01-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Slovenia	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: naša slo glasba. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific named Slovenian polka recordings from own or identified ensemble archive; channel naša slo glasba is publisher, not musician. Archival2003/1998album references and2026uploads do not establish new sessions. Not all narodnozabavna waltzes included.	false	false	false
Szybki Numer	SZYBKI NUMER - Andziuleńka 2025 POLKA, BIESIADA, GÓRALSKIE, FOLK NA ŻYWO Z ŻOŁYNIANKI	https://www.youtube.com/embed/hLSEvpGbJFU	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Szybki Numer. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own distinct identified live polka performances: Chodziłem do Ciebie wedding2024, Karczmareczka Rzeszów20July2025, Andziuleńka Żołynianka2025. Future dancing invitation not the session date. Documented performance/session: 2025. Video publication: 2026-01-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2025	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Szybki Numer. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own distinct identified live polka performances: Chodziłem do Ciebie wedding2024, Karczmareczka Rzeszów20July2025, Andziuleńka Żołynianka2025. Future dancing invitation not the session date. Documented performance/session: 2025.	false	false	false
Festival Chamber Orchestra of Europe; conductor Horst Sohm	Tritsch Tratsch Polka - Celebration of the 200th anniversary of J. Strauss in 2025 - Horst Sohm	https://www.youtube.com/embed/JXug40bCHz0	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: MusicArtstrings. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Strauss Tritsch Tratsch Polka Op214 at Baix Penedès festival Spain 17 August 2025. Austrian repertoire context, not assertion orchestra members are Austrian or composer conducted the recording. Documented performance/session: 2025-08-17. Video publication: 2025-12-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2025-08-17	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: MusicArtstrings. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Strauss Tritsch Tratsch Polka Op214 at Baix Penedès festival Spain 17 August 2025. Austrian repertoire context, not assertion orchestra members are Austrian or composer conducted the recording. Documented performance/session: 2025-08-17.	false	false	false
Gliwicka Orkiestra Kameralna	Krzysztof Herdzin Suita na tematy polskie Polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/X6Pq9ahdQ1I	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Waldemar Staniczek. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Polka movement from Krzysztof Herdzin Suita Na Tematy Polskie, Gliwice 24 November2024. Herdzin composer rather than automatically actual conductor/pianist. Documented performance/session: 2024-11-24. Video publication: 2025-12-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2024-11-24	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Waldemar Staniczek. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Polka movement from Krzysztof Herdzin Suita Na Tematy Polskie, Gliwice 24 November2024. Herdzin composer rather than automatically actual conductor/pianist. Documented performance/session: 2024-11-24.	false	false	false
Szybki Numer	SZYBKI NUMER - Karczmareczka LIVE 2025 POLKA, FOLK, BIESIADA, GÓRALSKIE	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ydqw3OTK7_4	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Szybki Numer. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own distinct identified live polka performances: Chodziłem do Ciebie wedding2024, Karczmareczka Rzeszów20July2025, Andziuleńka Żołynianka2025. Future dancing invitation not the session date. Documented performance/session: 2025-07-20. Video publication: 2025-10-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2025-07-20	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Szybki Numer. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own distinct identified live polka performances: Chodziłem do Ciebie wedding2024, Karczmareczka Rzeszów20July2025, Andziuleńka Żołynianka2025. Future dancing invitation not the session date. Documented performance/session: 2025-07-20.	false	false	false
Viera Blech	Viera Blech - Unbeschwert ins Leben (LIVE)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/203cvEWt7Q4	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Viera Blech. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality. Video publication: 2025-10-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Viera Blech. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality.	false	false	false
Orkiestra Polowa Brygady Polskich Drużyn Strzeleckich	Zielone Włoskie Orzechy Polka Żydówka Orkiestra Polowa Brygady Polskich Drużyn Nowa Słupia 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/5vsvl-TvHIY	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Tuco Benedicto Pacífico Juan María Ramírez. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Zielone Włoskie Orzechy/Polka Żydówka at Nowa Słupia 31 August 2025, one coherent ensemble performance. Documented performance/session: 2025-08-31. Video publication: 2025-08-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2025-08-31	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Tuco Benedicto Pacífico Juan María Ramírez. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Zielone Włoskie Orzechy/Polka Żydówka at Nowa Słupia 31 August 2025, one coherent ensemble performance. Documented performance/session: 2025-08-31.	false	false	false
Viera Blech	Viera Blech nr10 Eine Letzte Runde @Blechlawine 5.0	https://www.youtube.com/embed/GfSqnEPjXKE	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Remco Arends. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality. Video publication: 2025-06-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Remco Arends. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality.	false	false	false
Polska Orkiestra Columbia	POLISH BAND: Polska Orkiestra Columbia / Myszka / Columbia E 7701 / 1922	https://www.youtube.com/embed/LlJ9Mi4zyFQ	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Mr. Medisterpolse. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Myszka polka Columbia E7701, matrix88650-1, explicitly June1922. Label’s generic Polish orchestra is actual credit; hypothetical Peter Feldhann/Konstantin Sadovnik participation not invented as confirmed performers. Documented performance/session: 1922-06. Video publication: 2025-06-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	1922-06	audio	unknown	country:Poland; country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Mr. Medisterpolse. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Myszka polka Columbia E7701, matrix88650-1, explicitly June1922. Label’s generic Polish orchestra is actual credit; hypothetical Peter Feldhann/Konstantin Sadovnik participation not invented as confirmed performers. Documented performance/session: 1922-06.	false	false	false
Demeters	DEMETERS - POLKA SIEKIERECZKA (NOWOŚĆ 2025)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/qw1vrW1_Y4s	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: DEMETERS Rzeszów. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Siekiereczka polka with actual named Mateusz Płonka keys/bass/voice and Kamil Kus drums/voice; production channel not extra musician. Video publication: 2025-05-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: DEMETERS Rzeszów. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Siekiereczka polka with actual named Mateusz Płonka keys/bass/voice and Kamil Kus drums/voice; production channel not extra musician.	false	false	false
Zespół Muzykanci	Zespół MUZYKANCI - Polka "Biała chusteczka" (Video 2025)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/bZ2-VtT7SMw	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zespół muzyczny Muzykanci. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Biała Chusteczka polka performance; audio/video companies and venue not additional artists. Video publication: 2025-05-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zespół muzyczny Muzykanci. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Biała Chusteczka polka performance; audio/video companies and venue not additional artists.	false	false	false
Zespół Heca	HECA - POLKA Koło Limanowej miasteczka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lu6I5X_FC3U	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zespół Heca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Koło Limanowej Miasteczka polka musical source, not a Nordic polska or instruction video. Video publication: 2025-04-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Zespół Heca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Koło Limanowej Miasteczka polka musical source, not a Nordic polska or instruction video.	false	false	false
Viera Blech	Viera Blech - BLECHLAWINE (Offizielles Video)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/eNJKd8fG4i8	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Viera Blech. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Ehrenwert and Blechlawine videos explicitly identify polkas by MartinScharnagl. Film direction/camera and composer not additional performing ensembles. Video publication: 2025-03-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	music-video	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Viera Blech. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Ehrenwert and Blechlawine videos explicitly identify polkas by MartinScharnagl. Film direction/camera and composer not additional performing ensembles.	false	false	false
Szybki Numer	SZYBKI NUMER - Chodziłem do Ciebie 2024 POLKA, BIESIADA, GÓRALSKIE, FOLK NA ŻYWO Z WESELA	https://www.youtube.com/embed/RPMa2LQxn6Q	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Szybki Numer. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own distinct identified live polka performances: Chodziłem do Ciebie wedding2024, Karczmareczka Rzeszów20July2025, Andziuleńka Żołynianka2025. Future dancing invitation not the session date. Documented performance/session: 2024. Video publication: 2025-02-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2024	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Szybki Numer. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own distinct identified live polka performances: Chodziłem do Ciebie wedding2024, Karczmareczka Rzeszów20July2025, Andziuleńka Żołynianka2025. Future dancing invitation not the session date. Documented performance/session: 2024.	false	false	false
Viera Blech	Woodstock der Blasmusik 2024 - Viera Blech - Blütenstaub Polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/AQsNP4jsV9w	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Reinhard Krauße. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality. Video publication: 2024-07-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Reinhard Krauße. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality.	false	false	false
Accordion 2 Me	PENNSYLVANIA POLKA | Popular polka made famous by the Andrews Sisters and Frank Yankovic!	https://www.youtube.com/embed/wyZ5coGdbOc	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Accordion 2 Me. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own actual Pennsylvania Polka accordion performance, own performing alias retained rather than composer/Andrews Sisters falsely credited as current players. Video publication: 2023-11-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Accordion 2 Me. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own actual Pennsylvania Polka accordion performance, own performing alias retained rather than composer/Andrews Sisters falsely credited as current players.	false	false	false
Viera Blech	Woodstock der Blasmusik - Viera Blech - Von Freund zu Freund	https://www.youtube.com/embed/m2BKOgKta9Q	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Reinhard Krauße. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality. Video publication: 2023-07-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Reinhard Krauße. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality.	false	false	false
Banda Monte Carlo	CABANA POLCA (INSTRUMENTAL)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/7y74X2KRYpw	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Banda Monte Carlo - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Rights-supplied Cabana Polca actual ensemble instrumental recording.2001release/2023uploadnot new session; valid format audio, instrumental is content. Distributor release: 2001-01-01; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2023-06-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Brazil	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Banda Monte Carlo - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Rights-supplied Cabana Polca actual ensemble instrumental recording.2001release/2023uploadnot new session; valid format audio, instrumental is content. Distributor release: 2001-01-01; reissue date does not establish original recording.	false	false	false
Viera Blech	Südböhmische Polka - Woodstock der Blasmusik 2022 Viera Blech	https://www.youtube.com/embed/IfwP55cmGOA	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: WDBJP. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality. Video publication: 2022-07-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: WDBJP. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific complete named Bohemian/Austrian polka repertoire at documented brass performance events; one medley counts once. No mixed march/pop-cover full parent concert selected. Austrian musical context is not a claim about every musician’s nationality.	false	false	false
Viera Blech	Viera Blech - Ehrenwert (Offizielles Video)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/yvKhSis2IO4	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Viera Blech. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Ehrenwert and Blechlawine videos explicitly identify polkas by MartinScharnagl. Film direction/camera and composer not additional performing ensembles. Video publication: 2021-11-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	music-video	unknown	country:Austria	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Viera Blech. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Ehrenwert and Blechlawine videos explicitly identify polkas by MartinScharnagl. Film direction/camera and composer not additional performing ensembles.	false	false	false
Alex Meixner	Frankie Yankovic Polkas | Alex Meixner | Accordion	https://www.youtube.com/embed/QDvRA7b-rTQ	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Alex Meixner. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own actual improvised Frankie Yankovic polka medley at Delaware Accordion Club2005, Meixner actual player and Yankovic source repertoire, one coherent medley. Documented performance/session: 2005. Video publication: 2021-06-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2005	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Alex Meixner. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own actual improvised Frankie Yankovic polka medley at Delaware Accordion Club2005, Meixner actual player and Yankovic source repertoire, one coherent medley. Documented performance/session: 2005.	false	false	false
Banda Fest	POLCA FEST(SEM NOME)-BANDA FEST	https://www.youtube.com/embed/slT1lNQ7SwU	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Coisas Da Minha Terra. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once. Video publication: 2021-05-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Brazil	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Coisas Da Minha Terra. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once.	false	false	false
Trey Blecha; Addie Hejl	Tick Tok Polka with Trey Blecha & Addie Hejl	https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZQsCdAv703k	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Heather Hejl. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Tick Tok Polka Abie Nebraska11October2020, identified performers, not uploader as voice. Documented performance/session: 2020-10-11. Video publication: 2020-12-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2020-10-11	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Heather Hejl. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Tick Tok Polka Abie Nebraska11October2020, identified performers, not uploader as voice. Documented performance/session: 2020-10-11.	false	false	false
Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks	Frank Yankovic & His Yanks - Too Fat Polka - Sunday Varieties TV Show	https://www.youtube.com/embed/3zg1pnTPKC0	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: MediaStream Group. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Too Fat Polka on Sunday Varieties Cleveland, source names FrankYankovic,JoeyMiskulin,BobbyYankovic,CorkyGodec,DaveWolnik. Not2020session. Video publication: 2020-04-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: MediaStream Group. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Too Fat Polka on Sunday Varieties Cleveland, source names FrankYankovic,JoeyMiskulin,BobbyYankovic,CorkyGodec,DaveWolnik. Not2020session.	false	false	false
Super Banda Choppão	DVD 35 ANOS SUPER BANDA CHOPPÃO - Natanger Polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/MplI9IEcxes	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Super Banda Choppão. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once. Documented performance/session: 2018-04-14. Video publication: 2019-08-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2018-04-14	live	unknown	country:Brazil	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Super Banda Choppão. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once. Documented performance/session: 2018-04-14.	false	false	false
Mollie B; Squeezebox	Mollie B "Slovenian Home Polka"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/5GberE86A7A	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: r v'tek. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named Tic Tic Polka Prague Nebraska2018 and Slovenian Home Polka BrazoriaTexas, distinct from Frankie Yankovic original master. Not all Mollie B television repertoire assumed polka. Video publication: 2019-03-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: r v'tek. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named Tic Tic Polka Prague Nebraska2018 and Slovenian Home Polka BrazoriaTexas, distinct from Frankie Yankovic original master. Not all Mollie B television repertoire assumed polka.	false	false	false
Mollie B; Squeezebox	Tic Tic Polka 10/28/18	https://www.youtube.com/embed/xQt0FstvnCU	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Heather Hejl. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named Tic Tic Polka Prague Nebraska2018 and Slovenian Home Polka BrazoriaTexas, distinct from Frankie Yankovic original master. Not all Mollie B television repertoire assumed polka. Documented performance/session: 2018-10-28. Video publication: 2018-11-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2018-10-28	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Heather Hejl. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named Tic Tic Polka Prague Nebraska2018 and Slovenian Home Polka BrazoriaTexas, distinct from Frankie Yankovic original master. Not all Mollie B television repertoire assumed polka. Documented performance/session: 2018-10-28.	false	false	false
Die Tal Buben	Banda DIE TAL BUBEN - Polka Medley	https://www.youtube.com/embed/tNb1ai8n6sg	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Sandro Siebert. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once. Video publication: 2018-02-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Brazil	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Sandro Siebert. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once.	false	false	false
Frankie Yankovic	FRANK YANKOVIC AT SAGINAW POLKA FESTIVAL "YANKOVIC MEDLEY"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/fx3k4jncRZc	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: WORLDDANCING. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Saginaw polka medley August1988, one programme. OhioButtonBox source samefestival differentensemble, not a duplicate performance. Documented performance/session: 1988-08. Video publication: 2018-01-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	1988-08	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: WORLDDANCING. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Saginaw polka medley August1988, one programme. OhioButtonBox source samefestival differentensemble, not a duplicate performance. Documented performance/session: 1988-08.	false	false	false
Super Banda Choppão	ROSAMUNDE (BARRIL DE CHOPP) - SUPER BANDA CHOPPÃO [AO VIVO - FESTIVAL DE BANDAS]	https://www.youtube.com/embed/pondbwZgJaE	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: AS MELHORES MÚSICAS GAÚCHAS. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once. Video publication: 2017-10-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Brazil	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: AS MELHORES MÚSICAS GAÚCHAS. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once.	false	false	false
Banda Cavalinho Branco	Banda Cavalinho Branco - Happy Polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/TLtK0yfdfSs	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Show de Bandinhas. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once. Video publication: 2016-07-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Brazil	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Show de Bandinhas. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once.	false	false	false
Nova Bandafest	Polka Clarinete com a Nova Bandafest de Santa Cruz do Sul - RS	https://www.youtube.com/embed/lMI2dAC_WL8	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Helmuth da Silva. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once. Documented performance/session: 2015-10-13. Video publication: 2015-10-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2015-10-13	live	unknown	country:Brazil	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Helmuth da Silva. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once. Documented performance/session: 2015-10-13.	false	false	false
Frankie Yankovic	Slovene Folk Dance Polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/ocbLAKr24wg	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Frankie Yankovic - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Rights-supplied distinct Slovenian Home Polka and Slovene Folk Dance Polka historical masters. 2002/2006 releases and2015uploads not original-session dates; alternate copies not selected. Distributor release: 2006-01-01; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2015-07-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Frankie Yankovic - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Rights-supplied distinct Slovenian Home Polka and Slovene Folk Dance Polka historical masters. 2002/2006 releases and2015uploads not original-session dates; alternate copies not selected. Distributor release: 2006-01-01; reissue date does not establish original recording.	false	false	false
John Fritzler Polka Band	John Fritzler Polka Band Dutch Hop on Mollie B Polka Party Let's Have A Party & Sully's Polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/oeHQYgDDDP8	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Colorado Dutch Hop. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Colorado Dutch Hop source identifies actual John Fritzler band performing Let’s Have a Party/Sully’s Polka on Mollie B show. Later band-name Wayne Appelhans not substituted for historical credit; one medley. Video publication: 2015-05-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Colorado Dutch Hop. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Own Colorado Dutch Hop source identifies actual John Fritzler band performing Let’s Have a Party/Sully’s Polka on Mollie B show. Later band-name Wayne Appelhans not substituted for historical credit; one medley.	false	false	false
Frankie Yankovic	Slovenian Home Polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/GxIoCAtI-Eo	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Frankie Yankovic - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Rights-supplied distinct Slovenian Home Polka and Slovene Folk Dance Polka historical masters. 2002/2006 releases and2015uploads not original-session dates; alternate copies not selected. Distributor release: 2002-01-01; reissue date does not establish original recording. Video publication: 2015-04-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Frankie Yankovic - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Rights-supplied distinct Slovenian Home Polka and Slovene Folk Dance Polka historical masters. 2002/2006 releases and2015uploads not original-session dates; alternate copies not selected. Distributor release: 2002-01-01; reissue date does not establish original recording.	false	false	false
Joliet Jolly Jugo Slavs (accordion: Frank Yankovic)	Frank Yankovic - Joliet Jolly Jugo Slavs How Good For Me Polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/dYlnWKAH9M4	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Nicholas Serio. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct identified Kaj Mi Nuca Planinca and Slovenska Kri Ne Fali polka masters,Joliet6424A/6423A. Archival source numbers retained; no original date inferred from2014upload. Video publication: 2014-06-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Nicholas Serio. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct identified Kaj Mi Nuca Planinca and Slovenska Kri Ne Fali polka masters,Joliet6424A/6423A. Archival source numbers retained; no original date inferred from2014upload.	false	false	false
Joliet Jolly Jugo Slavs (accordion: Frank Yankovic)	Frank Yankovic - Joliet Jolly Jugo Slavs - Free Spirit Of Slovenes Polka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/jYjsdBGz_PY	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Nicholas Serio. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct identified Kaj Mi Nuca Planinca and Slovenska Kri Ne Fali polka masters,Joliet6424A/6423A. Archival source numbers retained; no original date inferred from2014upload. Video publication: 2014-06-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Nicholas Serio. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct identified Kaj Mi Nuca Planinca and Slovenska Kri Ne Fali polka masters,Joliet6424A/6423A. Archival source numbers retained; no original date inferred from2014upload.	false	false	false
Ohio Button Box ensemble	OHIO BUTTON BOX AT SAGINAW POLKA FESTIVAL "BUTTON BOX MEDLEY"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/3z6gItkm198	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: WORLDDANCING. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual coherent button-box polka medley SaginawAugust1988, one performance source. Documented performance/session: 1988-08. Video publication: 2014-03-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	1988-08	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: WORLDDANCING. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual coherent button-box polka medley SaginawAugust1988, one performance source. Documented performance/session: 1988-08.	false	false	false
Frankie Yankovic; Marv Herzog Band	FRANK YANKOVIC WITH MARV HERZOG BAND AT FRANKENMUTH "SLOVENIAN POLKA MY MARY"	https://www.youtube.com/embed/BOOro7G7woI	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: WORLDDANCING. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Slovenian Polka My Mary at FrankenmuthSummerMusicFest1993, actual collaborators rather than title honourees. Documented performance/session: 1993. Video publication: 2014-02-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	1993	live	unknown	country:United States	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: WORLDDANCING. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Slovenian Polka My Mary at FrankenmuthSummerMusicFest1993, actual collaborators rather than title honourees. Documented performance/session: 1993.	false	false	false
Muzikanti z Jižních Čech	MUZIKANTI z JIŽNÍCH ČECH (CZ) -/- Od tábora Polka:	https://www.youtube.com/embed/o_sRXguBN9M	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Rudi Pfeil. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Od Tábora Polka at Mardetschlag Austria 10 November 2012; source identifies Czech ensemble, foreign filming location not national-origin claim. Documented performance/session: 2012-11-10. Video publication: 2012-11-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2012-11-10	live	unknown	country:Czech Republic	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Rudi Pfeil. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Od Tábora Polka at Mardetschlag Austria 10 November 2012; source identifies Czech ensemble, foreign filming location not national-origin claim. Documented performance/session: 2012-11-10.	false	false	false
Banda Amizade Show	Banda Amizade Show - Polka do Fritz	https://www.youtube.com/embed/1WiOU1OLUwc	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Deividpadoan15. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once. Documented performance/session: 2012-04-01. Video publication: 2012-04-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2012-04-01	live	unknown	country:Brazil	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Polka musical recording. Source: Deividpadoan15. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual specifically named polka/medley in southern Brazilian German-community bandinha practice. Not every regional song/march called polka; source repertoire Rosamunde/ClarinetPolka separate from current Brazilian performers. One medley counts once. Documented performance/session: 2012-04-01.	false	false	false

Related genres

Polka shares performance circuits with waltz, schottische and many local dance traditions. Norteño, conjunto and some South American forms have historical relationships with European dance repertoires but cannot simply be renamed polka. Paraguayan polka is a particularly clear warning against assuming identical meter or organization from a shared name. Alpine folk and Finnish pelimanni provide useful neighboring paths in this catalogue. For discovery, listen to regionally identified dance performances and follow the same tune across two ensembles; social use and local adaptation then become clearer than a generic fast-accordion playlist allows.

Hotspot mushrooms

Polka has multiple deeply adopted regional landscapes, not only European origin sites. Broad Central European, Upper Midwestern/Great Lakes, Texan and southern Brazilian fields express those durable rural-urban networks. Meaningful geographic breaks remain between them, and related Latin American genres retain their own catalogue identities rather than being absorbed mechanically.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms

ID	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Radius (km)	Strength	Notes
polka-central-european-landscape	Central European polka dance and band communities	49.5	15.0	1000	0.95	Broad multi-country dance landscape includes smaller communities.
polka-upper-midwest-landscape	Upper Midwestern and Great Lakes polka dance world	44.0	-90.0	1100	1	Connects rural and urban adopted traditions between documented band centers.
polka-great-lakes-eastern-continuity	Eastern Great Lakes polka communities	42.0	-81.0	650	0.75	Extends an elongated adopted landscape rather than isolating Cleveland.
polka-texan-dance-world	Central Texan Czech and German-derived dance communities	30.1	-97.3	470	0.7	A distinct adopted regional social-dance landscape.
polka-southern-brazilian-dance-world	Southern Brazilian European-derived polka communities	-28.0	-51.8	700	0.65	A separated adopted dance network, with neighboring genres retaining distinct identities.