Bay Area accordion legend Big Lou and her Polka Casserole have just put out their third album, Doctors of Polka-Ology. We’ve been listening to it constantly since we got our copy and, if variety is the spice of life, this is the spiciest polka album out there. It features a heady mix of originals, classics, Norte?o, French, Austrian and Finnish polkas and waltzes. There’s also a slew of guest stars rounding out the sound, contributing vocals, trumpet, tuba, bass clarinet, viola da gamba, sitar, and more.
The last Big Lou’s Polka Casserole album, Dogs Playing Polka, recently earned nominations in the Just Plain Folks Music Awards for Best Polka Album and Best Polka Song (for “Is Anything Better Than Beer”). And if you haven’t read our exclusive interview with Big Lou, now would be the perfect time to check it out!
Big Lou’s Polka Casserole will be performing this Friday, September 15, at Schroeder’s German Restaurant in San Francisco for the CD release party of Doctors of Polka-Ology. The party runs from 6pm to 9pm and there’ll be plenty of beer, schnitzel, and polka dancing (lessons courtesy of the Golden Gate Bavarian Club) to go around. Anna and I will be there, too, so come say ‘hi’ and we’ll give you some Let’s Polka stickers.
In the meantime, enjoy this Big Lou original from the new album:
Big Lou’s Polka Casserole: Never a Dull Moment (MP3 sample)
2 Comments:
For those who missed the party, we had one hell of a party!! The dance floor was packed all night. If any guests to your website are interested in learning more about polka dancing, they are invited to view our website http://www.bhtvgoldengate.org
– the Golden Gate Bavarian Club
by Jennifer Moak on September 16th, 2006
Thanks Jennifer! We had an awesome time and we’ll definitely be back soon. (We could certainly use the practice dancing…)
by Chris on September 17th, 2006