Polka music was something I “put up with”. On weekends, tunes from local radio station polka hours like Tamaqua’s WMGH‘s Magic Polka Machine with Joe Manjack can be heard streaming from homes and open car windows up and down the streets of towns and villages throughout the Anthracite region.Īs a child of the late 60’s and early 70’s, I was less than impressed with the genre my tastes ran more to bands with wildly long hair and make-up covered faces. It’s a pretty safe bet when we coalcrackers are gathered for ethnic food and festivities or in celebration of an event, somewhere along the way, there will be polka music involved. ![]() Block parties, fire hall weddings, church picnics, Sunday radio shows…what ties these all together in the Coal Region of Northeast Pennsylvania? Why, the polka of course!
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