{"id":16283,"date":"2017-04-23T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T23:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/?p=16283"},"modified":"2017-04-23T18:56:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T23:56:36","slug":"16283","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/?p=16283","title":{"rendered":"The 2017 IPA Polka Hall of Fame Inductees and 2016 IPA Polka Music Award Winners Have Been Announced!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-11129\" src=\"http:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IPA_Logo-Large-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IPA_Logo-Large-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IPA_Logo-Large-768x912.jpg 768w, https:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IPA_Logo-Large-862x1024.jpg 862w, https:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IPA_Logo-Large-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IPA_Logo-Large.jpg 1516w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/>The 2017 IPA Polka Hall of Fame inductees and 2016 IPA Polka Music Award winners have been announced:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2017 IPA Polka Music Hall of Fame inductees:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>LIVING CATEGORY: Fred Ziwich (North Olmstead, OH) and Andy Fenus (Pittsburgh, PA)<br \/>\nDECEASED CATEGORY: Elmer Scheid (New Ulm, MN) and Marge Machay (Chicago, IL)<br \/>\nPIONEER CATEGORY: to be announced<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2016 IPA Polka Music Award winners:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>FAVORITE MALE VOCALIST: Lenny Gomulka<br \/>\nFAVORITE FEMALE VOCALIST: Mollie \u201cB\u201d Busta Lange<br \/>\nFAVORITE BAND: Lenny Gomulka &amp; Chicago Push<br \/>\nFAVORITE POLISH STYLE CD: The Boys \u2013 \u201cWhere The Boys Are\u201d<br \/>\nFAVORITE POLISH STYLE SONG: \u201cMary Jane\u201d \u2013 The Boys<br \/>\nFAVORITE INTERNATIONAL STYLE CD: \u201cSqueezebox By Request\u201d \u2013 Squeezebox<br \/>\nFAVORITE INTERNATIONAL STYLE SONG (TIE): \u201cNorth Shore Polka\u201d \u2013 Squeezebox and \u201cChurch Picnic Polka\u201d \u2013 The Dujka Brothers<\/p>\n<p>Please help us in congratulating all the award winners! 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