The 2017 IPA Polka Hall of Fame Inductees and 2016 IPA Polka Music Award Winners Have Been Announced!

The 2017 IPA Polka Hall of Fame inductees and 2016 IPA Polka Music Award winners have been announced:

2017 IPA Polka Music Hall of Fame inductees:

LIVING CATEGORY: Fred Ziwich (North Olmstead, OH) and Andy Fenus (Pittsburgh, PA)
DECEASED CATEGORY: Elmer Scheid (New Ulm, MN) and Marge Machay (Chicago, IL)
PIONEER CATEGORY: to be announced

2016 IPA Polka Music Award winners:

FAVORITE MALE VOCALIST: Lenny Gomulka
FAVORITE FEMALE VOCALIST: Mollie “B” Busta Lange
FAVORITE BAND: Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push
FAVORITE POLISH STYLE CD: The Boys – “Where The Boys Are”
FAVORITE POLISH STYLE SONG: “Mary Jane” – The Boys
FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL STYLE CD: “Squeezebox By Request” – Squeezebox
FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL STYLE SONG (TIE): “North Shore Polka” – Squeezebox and “Church Picnic Polka” – The Dujka Brothers

Please help us in congratulating all the award winners! Awards will be presented at the 49th annual International Polka Association Festival & Convention Saturday, September 2 at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga (Buffalo), New York.

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