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Punk, Metal Now Polka: Polka Kings On TV

Reelz.com

A polka band from Ohio is the subject of a new reality TV series debuting Saturday on the Reelz cable and satellite channel. The Chardon Polka Band is the subject of the show "Polka Kings", following the band across the nation. The band is made up of musicians not typical of a polka band. Leader Jake Kouwe comes from a punk background. The drummer was into heavy metal. But they all found a love for polka and that led them to national TV. Ken Krall talked with Jake about how he got into polka, then drummer Joe Dahlhausen...

 That's Joe Kouwe and Joe Dahlhausen from the Chardon Polka Band, soon to be starring in a very unusual TV show...Polka Kings.. The show begins at 8:30 Saturday night on Reelz

 

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