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Just Because, Dummy!

by Beetbox Band

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    13 songs! Album download includes high res album art files. Cape Cod's BEETBOX BAND was formed by bandleader Polka Dan in 2010.
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Helena 02:17
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Z Pod 02:10
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Alcy's Polka 01:56
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Misirlou 04:51
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Sztajer 02:53
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Sophia 03:22
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Tetris 03:12
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Stream Dance 02:48
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Beer Barrel 03:55
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Pod Golem 02:06

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WHY POLKA?
Just Because, Dummy! Do the happy dance along with thirteen songs by Cape Cod's vaudevillian songsters the BEETBOX BAND.

Download includes four panels of album art. Enjoy a diverse range of zany tunes, from up-tempo singalong polka ho downs to klezmer/garage surf jams... from waltzy dance serenades to a modern take on the classic "Beer Barrel".
The crowd-favorite P.C. rendition of "Too Fat" by Polka Dan is an equal-opportunity for everyone to be offended.

The BEETBOX BAND from Cape Cod play high-energy roots music, including bluegrass, Americana, klezmer, and polka. Their rowdy live shows get the crowd dancing and singing along. Bandleader "Polka" Dan Blajda is a 5th-generation fiddler from a family of musicians in Poland's beet-farming region. This traditional dance band plays a fun mix of European village tunes, some of which date back hundreds of years in Polka Dan’s family. Virtuoso Clayton March also fronts the band, playing an array of instruments from banjo to clarinet to mandolin to sax to fiddle. Songwriter Greg Johnson plays bass and wife Robin Johnson plays the piano, which was a common instrument in early polka before the accordion. Punk drummer David Silver drives the band and crowd into a frenzy at every show.

Polka Dan’s BEETBOX BAND have hilarious videos on the YouTube channel “Beetbox Band” (youtube.com/c/BeetboxBand).

Connect with us on Facebook.com/BeetboxBand

Dan's family back in the old country has retired after generations of being the village band, and their instruments and costumes hang in museums. The Grammys have discontinued the polka category. Is the end of polka near?! Is this the APOLKALYPSE?

The BEETBOX BAND are Post A-polka-lyptic, Mad Maxed-out, beyond thunderdome, playing until the last foot-tappin', knee-slappin' dancer drops.

(polka, klezmer, bluegrass, surf rock, oberek, waltz, indie folk, alt folk, roots music)

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released September 1, 2013

YouTube channel “Beetbox Band” (youtube.com/c/BeetboxBand)

Polka Dan Blajda - Fiddle, Voice, Triangle
Clayton March - Clarinet, Banjo, Sax, Fiddle
Greg Johnson - Bass, Mandolin, Accordion, Fiddle
Robin Johnson - Piano
David Silver - Drums

Guitar on Beer Barrel by Jon Evans. Photos by Tara Ann Marshall, Sandy Blajda and David Silver. Album art by David Silver.

Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Jon Evans at Brick Hill Studio. ©August 2013

1. Just Because, Dummy (Rose,Brown,Robins)

2. Helena Polka (Dombkowski)

3. Z pod Wawelu -Krakowiak

4. Alcy's Polka (G.R.Johnson)

5. Misirlou (N. Roubanis)

6. Too Fat Polka, Revised (A.Godfrey)

7. Siedleczka, Polska Sztajer in Dm (Pudelko)

8. Buddy Love Polka Medley (3 songs from 3 bands of the Rzeszow region: Pudelko,Kretowice,Budy Lancukie)

9. Sofia (G.R.Johnson)

10. Korobeiniki aka Tetris

11. Stream Dance (Kretowice)

12. Beer Barrel Polka (J.Vejvoda)

13. Pod Golem Niebem ("Under the open sky" arr. Vitak/Elsnic)


Videos! youtube.com/c/BeetboxBand

Connect! www.Facebook.com/BeetboxBand

Contact us! Dan Blajda 978-360-7889

POLKA DAN'S BEETBOX BAND, Cape Cod, MA, USA

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Polka Dan's BEETBOX BAND from Cape Cod play high-energy roots music, including polka, bluegrass, Americana, klezmer, and indie folk.

VIDEOS:
youtube.com/c/BeetboxBand

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