List of polka artists

A street Polka band in Prague, Czech Republic.

This is a list of polka artists. It includes notable musicians and musical groups that play polka.

Notable artists

• Slavko Avsenik
• Eddie Blazonczyk, The Versatones
• Brave Combo, Texas, alternative, two-time Grammy Award winner
• Tom Brusky, Wisconsin ^[1]
• The Chardon Polka Band, Ohio
• Walter Dana, polka promoter and founder of Dana Records
• Eläkeläiset
• Myron Floren
• Global Kryner, Austrian band/pop/jazz/polka
• Romy Gosz
• Walt Groller
• Happy Louie and Julcia's Polka Band
• Walter Jagiello - Li'l Wally
• The Knewz
• Harold Loeffelmacher, Dutchman/Oompah
• Loituma
• Crusade ^{[2] [3]}
• Walter Ostanek, Canada, three-time Grammy Award winner, Slovenian-Canadian
• Polka Floyd
• Polkacide, San Francisco punk-polka band
• The Mike Schneider Polka Band, Slovenian-style polka band from Milwaukee, WI ^[4]
• Six Fat Dutchmen
• Walt Solek, the "Clown Prince of Polka"
• Jimmy Sturr, United States, eighteen Grammy Awards
• Those Darn Accordions
• Lawrence Welk, South Dakota
• Whoopee John Wilfahrt
• "Weird Al" Yankovic (Every studio album except his self-titled debut and "Even Worse" has a polka medley on it of popular music) ^[5]
• Frankie Yankovic, Slovenian-American ^[6]
• The Dreadnoughts

References

1. "Wisconsin Polka Bands". WisconsinPolkaMusic.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
2. "Crusade ft. Eddie Biegaj". www.crusadepolkas.com. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
3. "Edward "Eddie" Biegaj – Living Category – Inducted 2014 – International Polka Association". www.ipapolkas.com. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
4. "Wisconsin Polka Bands". WisconsinPolkaMusic.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
5. A Brief History of Weird Al’s Polka Medleys
6. Registry Titles with Descriptions and Expanded Essays|Library of Congress

See also

• Grammy Award for Best Polka Album
• Polka Hall of Fame