{"id":10665,"date":"2016-04-21T08:07:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T13:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/?p=10665"},"modified":"2016-04-21T08:07:48","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T13:07:48","slug":"ipa-announces-2015-hall-of-fame-music-awards-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/?p=10665","title":{"rendered":"IPA Announces 2015 Hall of Fame &amp; Music Awards Recipients\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of the International Polka Association Board of Trustees and Hall of Fame Committee, the IPA Officers and Directors are proud to announce the award winners and Hall of Fame inductees for 2015. The IPA Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga, New York. Congratulations to all award winners and inductees!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Hall of Fame Inductees<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Living Category<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stanley \u201cStas\u201d Golonka \u2013 Illinois<br \/>\nCarl Finch &#8211; Texas<br \/>\nDean Hansen \u2013 Nebraska<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deceased Category<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don Jodlowski \u2013 Illinois<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pioneer Category<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To Be Announced<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2015 IPA Award Winners<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Favorite Female Vocalist:<\/strong> Mollie Busta Lange<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Male Vocalist:<\/strong> Lenny Gomulka<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Band:<\/strong> The Knewz<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Polish Polka Album:<\/strong> \u201cBreaking Knewz,\u201d The Knewz<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite International Polka Album:<\/strong> \u201cThank You Music Lovers,\u201d Steve Meisner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Song:<\/strong> \u201cRoot Beer Rag,\u201d The Knewz<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wpfai-list\"><li class=\"wpfai-list-item facebook\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F10665&amp;t=\" title=\"Facebook\" class=\"wpfai-facebook wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item twitter\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F10665\" title=\"Twitter\" class=\"wpfai-twitter wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item google-plus\">\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F10665\" title=\"Google Plus\" class=\"wpfai-google-plus wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-google-plus fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item pinterest\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F10665&amp;description=&amp;media=\" title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"wpfai-pinterest wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-pinterest fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item tumblr\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/share\/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F10665&amp;name=&amp;description=\" title=\"Tumblr\" class=\"wpfai-tumblr wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-tumblr fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item reddit\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F10665\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item envelope\">\r\n      <a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fpolkaconcerts.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F10665%20-%20\" title=\"E-Mail\" class=\"wpfai-envelope wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          \r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-stack-1x \"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of the International Polka Association Board of Trustees and Hall of Fame Committee, the IPA Officers and Directors are proud to announce the award winners and Hall of Fame inductees for 2015. 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