Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were raised ...

It’s a far cry from the small gigs polka bands used to play at ethnic social clubs across Western Pennsylvania, but it is keeping the tradition of polka music alive. “You had your ethnic clubs ...

"We are members of Polka Bandski, and the Wyoming Valley Concert Band and The Chino Pachi Band and other organizations throughout northeastern Pennsylvania," said Van Why. So a few weeks before ...