FRITZ’s
POLKA BAND
All Day on Thursday, September 16
Noon, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00

Thursday Sept. 16 is Senior Citizens’ Day!

Come out and enjoy the music and dancing from Noon until 6 pm with some eclectic mixtures of multi-cultural polka styles, combined with country, waltz, fox-trot, square-dance, and contemporary. The band is not an oompah-pah band or the stereotypical “polka” band. The style is considered “Modern Polka”. The group plays songs with roots in country, classic rock and contemporary music.

The band was formed in 1978 by lead accordionist, Fred Scherz Sr. and his 8-year old son, Fritz, for whom the band was named.

The band has since made 11 recordings, performed on stage with some of the “Kings” of Polka, played at Woodstock ’99, New York State Fair, and various other events, colleges, weddings, anniversaries, etc. The band consists of: Fred Scherz Sr., piano accordion and Swiss accordion; Fritz Scherz, piano accordion and button-box accordion; Gabe Vaccaro, bass guitar and guitar; Tom Campbell and Frank Nelson on guitar; and Rick Szczyt on drums and all the members sing vocals.

This is sure to be a fun-filled day with exciting new blends of music and some great audience enthusiasm. Don’t miss the only performance in Pennsylvania in 2004 this group is making. All the other booked dates for this group are for New York and Cleveland, Ohio.

If you have an event you would like Fritz’s Polka Band to perform at, please contact Fritz at (315) 363-3509 or visit their website www.fritzspolkaband.com.