Musikfest 2022 - Polka and the roots of Musikfest with Robbie Lawrence

Did you know the festival was built on the foundation of polka and European folk music, in the Moravian tradition of celebrating local music, local food and local beer?  Robbie Lawrence "The Polka Prince" joins us to provide interesting nuggets and details about those early days and how he has taken the torch to carry polka music on.  He also shares info about his Steelworkers Polka Band and when to catch them during the fest.Text us your thoughts on this episode, and who should be OUR #NextFavBand...As always, our hope is to bring you "your next favorite band".  If you tuned in today because you already knew this musician - thank you very much!  We hope that you enjoyed it and would consider following us and subscribing so we can bring you your #nextfavband in the future.  And check out nextfavband.com for our entire catalog of interviews!If you have a recommendation on who you think OUR next favorite band should be, hit us up on social media (@nextfavband everywhere) or send us an email at [email protected] you to Carver Commodore, argonaut&wasp, and Blair Crimmins for allowing us to use their music in the show open and close.  It makes everything sound so much better!Let’s catch a live show together soon!#nextfavband #livemusic #music #musicinterview #musician  #singer  #guitar  #song  #newmusic  #explorepage  #instamusic #bestmusic #musicismylife #musicindustry #musiclife #songwriter #musiclover #musicfestival