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.