And the tuba. REELZChannel recently announced that its new half-hour reality series "Polka Kings" begins Jan. 6, taking viewers on a weekly adventure with The Chardon Polka Band as they broadcast ...

It's part of our heritage. It's extremely Midwest," Mike Chaltry, who plays the tuba said. The five-member group has been doing polka their way for the past eight years -- but who's counting?

Some say they're being sold for scrap metal. But police say more likely it has something to do with banda, a kind of tuba-heavy Mexican polka music that has become very popular around L.A. It's so ...

Ortega's father was a government employee and accomplished tuba player who loved performing in town bands and polka ensembles across the Southwest. "Even the year he passed, he was still playing ...

He's 85 years old and he's been playing the tuba in polka bands, orchestras and various musical groups for six decades. Goeden played with Jerry Goetsch, an International Polka Association Hall ...

Mr. Pilafian, a natural entertainer, was once nicknamed the Evel Knievel of the Tuba for daringly playing “The Clarinet Polka” while standing on his head. He also tried teaching the tuba to ...

“That’s how I found polka,” said Brazier, who picked up a tuba in his new band. “I wanted to make it like a guitar. I wanted to be cool and hip." A flamboyant performer with a distinctive ...

Somewhere, a polka band might be dealing in some hot brass. Fourteen sousaphones were stolen recently from the band room at North Carolina Central University, police said Tuesday. The instruments ...