Walter Ostanek
When:
Mon, April 23, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Where:
Root River Center
7220 W. Rawson Avenue
Franklin, WI
Lat/Lon: 42.9161, -88.0034
What:
The Milwaukee Accordion Club (MAC) welcomes Walter Ostanek, "Canada's Polka King," with Mike Schneider on accordion and John Kreiter on percussion.
Walter Ostanek is not a monarch who is content to rest on his laurels. Instead, Walter's every action demonstrates a belief that the title carries with it a major responsibility which he takes very seriously. Based in St. Catharine's, Ontario, Canada, Walter has worked tirelessly for thirty-one years to promote Slovenian Cleveland-Style Polkas and Waltzes across the entire North American continent and abroad.
Perfecting his skills during a musical childhood, Walter formed the Walter Ostanek Band in 1957, taking his inspiration from Frank Yankovic. Over the last thirty-one years, Walter has embellished upon the basic Cleveland-Style with his own "Country and Western" flavor while paying respect to all the many dimensions various artists have added to Cleveland-Style music.