Back in 2013, a tuba, trombone, trumpet, and accordion walked into a bar lamenting the lack of fresh approaches in the genre of polka. Two rounds and one passionate conversation later, Polkadelphia was born.
Not your ordinary oompah band, Polkadelphia plays traditional German and Polish favorites as well as more modern covers by artists as diverse as Radiohead, the Beatles, the White Stripes, and Metallica. Based in Philadelphia, they are in high demand throughout the tri-state area. Polkadelphia has been featured at Steelstacks Oktoberfest, Musikfest, Philly Bierfest, and Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein. They have performed on television at WVIA”s legendary Pennsylvania Polka, and have been immortalized as special guests on the reality tv show Worst Cooks in America.
Polkadelphia is made up of top Philadelphia musicians, with performers from such groups as the West Philadelphia Orchestra, Beatlemania Now, the Extraordinaires, the Red Hot Ramblers, Jump City Jazz Orchestra, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and the Violent Femmes. When brought together, their diverse backgrounds make for a white-hot polka-fired engine of doom!
Whether rocking out at the local biergarten, dancing the Fliegerlied in a tent at Oktoberfest, providing a unique cocktail hour experience for a wedding, or getting your party started Polkadelphia style, they always bring the haus down.