Alpine music — and more specifically Polka and Oberkrainer — are considered ancient German. But what many people don't know is that the origin is not in the Bavarian or Swiss Alps but in Slovenia.

She broke into song … German song. During the Oktoberfest celebration at GreenFields of Geneva, Jeanne Sigman, a resident of ...

In 1960, Elvis Presley is the most famous pop star in the world. In one of his films, he sings a German folk song that goes on to sell over a million copies. But perhaps with good reason since the ...

Angela St., Pleasanton. SideTrack’s Oktoberfest returns with live polka and German folk music, German bites and beer, and ...

The five-piece band, which plays a Slovenian form of polka-like alpine folk music called Oberkrainer ... “We are always on the lookout for German and Austrian talent to bring to Leavenworth ...

TO MANY, THE polka dot provokes a strong reaction. The vintage staple pattern is either met with intrigue or disgust (not unlike our national spread, Vegemite). In it’s current resurgence ...

In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural environments. Holger Cahill in his landmark 1932 exhibition American Folk Art: ...

Watch traditional folk dancing and compete in ... 8 p.m. Oct. 6 in the La Mesa Village with German food, including schnitzel and giant pretzels, Polka bands and dancing, along with “Bark ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister on Wednesday, leaving the government teetering on the brink of collapse. In a televised address, Scholz said he had dismissed Finance ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR AMERICANA/FOLK ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

Published in the print edition of the November 12, 1955, issue. The fall term had begun, and Dr. Hagen, Chairman of the German Department, was faced with a complicated situation. During the summer ...

Leavenworth's Bavarian surroundings felt like home for the musicians of Die Jungen Weststeirer, who performed to jovial ...