Left for dead as a child in a World War II missile attack in Germany, Helga Beckman survived to come to Texas and led a Fort Worth polka band that has kept children dancing and families happy for 45 ...

Germans insisted it was an old Bavarian drinking song. Americans and British thought it was one of their own. Anyhow, they all sang it. The Beer Barrel Polka became the Tipperary of World War II, ...

POTTSVILLE – Yuengling beer, stuffed pretzels and the “oompah” sound of a German band transported Tom Mangold back to Germany on Saturday during Oktoberfest in the city’s downtown. “I’ve been to ...

Have band will travel. Frohliche Musiker Blasorchester, a local German polka band, will bring its interactive performance style back to Dow Diamond on Saturday, August 16. The 14-musician brass and ...

Polka music and the smell of bratwurst filled the air as people clad in lederhosen held steins of beer Saturday at Fawick Park on Saturday as Sioux Falls residents celebrated Germanfest. The annual ...

"It's time to roll out the barrel, because the gang's all here," says the "Beer Barrel Polka," written by Will Glahé. More than 100 North Iowa residents put on their St. Patrick's Day best and found ...