Texas Folklife Offering Folk Artist Apprenticeship Awards
Andy Behlen
Texas Folklife recently announced it is accepting applications for its 2021 apprenticeship program...
Mon, 10/26/2020 - 05:00
Remembering Helen Fusig Hegwood
Remembering Helen Fusig Hegwood
Gary Mckee
Helen Hegwood went to be with her husband, King B. Hegwood on August 24th.
Mon, 10/26/2020 - 05:00
Musician and Polka DJ Butch Pavelka Dies at 78
Musician and Polka DJ Butch Pavelka Dies at 78
News Staff
George William “Butch” Pavelka, Jr. age 78, of Temple, Texas passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020.
Mon, 10/26/2020 - 05:00
The Band with A Million Friends
The Band with A Million Friends
Gary E. Mckee
Over FIFTY YEARS in the making, the Harry Czarnek and Texas Dutchmen Orchestra are marking their 50...
Mon, 10/26/2020 - 05:00
Dancing on the deck
Dancing on the deck
News Staff
Dancing on the deck to music by the Dujka Brothers at the Heritage Fest and Muziky in La Grange on...
Mon, 10/26/2020 - 05:00
What You Can Do to Keep Polka Music Alive
News Staff
There's not a lot happening in the Texas polka music scene right now, just look at the meager dance...
Mon, 08/24/2020 - 00:00
101 Years Ago: Texas During the Spanish Flu
101 Years Ago: Texas During the Spanish Flu
News Staff
In spring of 1918, a pneumonia/ influenza pandemic began to encircle the globe, it was commonly...
Mon, 08/24/2020 - 00:00
Texas Folklife Seeking Donations for Artist Relief Fund
News Staff
Back in July, Texas Folklife launched the Texas Folk and Traditional Artist COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Mon, 08/24/2020 - 00:00
If 2020 was a piece of sheet music...
If 2020 was a piece of sheet music...
News Staff
The Central Texas Accordion Association published this lovely piece of music in their August 2020...
Mon, 08/24/2020 - 00:00
Nebraska Polka Bandleader Dean Hansen Dies at Age 87
Andy Behlen Andy@texaspolkanews.comDean Hansen
Dean Hansen, polka bandleader from Ithaca, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the age...
Mon, 08/24/2020 - 00:00