WAUSAU - As tuba players go, Ted Goeden is about as well-known as they come. He's 85 years old and he's been playing the tuba in polka bands, orchestras and various musical groups for six decades.

In 2008, Brian Brazier rolled into Lincoln with his euphonium, discovered the music scene and helped put together the Bolzen Beer Band. “That’s how I found polka,” said Brazier, who picked up a tuba ...

Almost all states with an official dance choose the square dance, but not Wisconsin. Not by a longshot. We picked the polka in 1993, as a nod to ethnic heritage, but the dance doesn’t acknowledge just ...

Reality television gets a new sound this season and it's all about the accordion. And the tuba. REELZChannel recently announced that its new half-hour reality series "Polka Kings" begins Jan. 6, ...

Founded in 1995, the nonprofit Hall of Fame focused on Milwaukee-area polka enthusiasts for many years. More recently it broadened its scope to recognize musicians throughout Wisconsin, a state with ...

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- In the post-World War II era, the names Lawrence Welk and Frankie Yankovic were as familiar as Robin Thicke and Justin Bieber are today. However, they are fading from memory -- ...

• The Longmont Youth Symphony performs along with seven graduating seniors will perform six concertos and one tuba polka at 2 p.m. at Longmont High School, 1040 Sunset St., Longmont. Cost is $10 for ...