#3415: Guy Klucevsek and Polka From the Fringe
Accordionist and composer Guy Klucevsek stops by for a visit, on the occasion of the reissue of “Polka From the Fringe,” 29 previously out-of-print tracks for accordion by Klucevsek and 27 other composers. With titles like Lois V Vierk’s “Attack Cat Polka,” or Elliott Sharp’s jolt of punk in “Happy Chappie Polka,” there’s a bit of playful wackiness to the collection, yet also some loveliness – like William Duckworth’s “Polking Around” and Peter Garland’s “Club Nada Polka.”
For this New Sounds, hear music for the project by Carl Finch (of Brave Combo – the “nuclear polka band” out of Denton, TX), the hilarious contribution from Fred Frith – “The Disinformation Polka,” as well as music by Klucevsek himself, “The Grass, it is Blue.” And more.
PROGRAM #3415, with Guy Klucevsek (First aired on 1/15/2013)
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Guy Klucevsek & the Ain’t Nothin’ but a Polka Band |
Polka From the Fringe (2 CD set) |
Guy de Bievre: Polka Dots and Laser Beams, excerpt [1:30] Klucevsek: The Grass, It is Blue [2:13] Peter Garland: The Club Nada Polka [3:00] Bobby Previte: The Nova Scotia Polka [8:21] Carl Finch - Prairie Dogs [2:18] Elliott Sharp: Happy Chappie Polka [1:37] Mary Jane Leach: Guy De Polka [3:10] William Duckworth: Polking Around [3:42] Tom Cora: The Imperial Buzzard [2:25] Robin Holcomb: The Winnemucca Polka, excerpt [1:00] Bill Obrecht: Guy, Won't You Play Your Accordion? [3:30] |
Starkland ST 218 |
