Polka Smiles - Brought to you by Slovacek's
Scenes from Ennis, Brenham, Sweet Home, Houston, Wallis, Dime Box, Sealy and Taiton.
Scenes from Ennis, Brenham, Sweet Home, Houston, Wallis, Dime Box, Sealy and Taiton.
More images from the Ennis Czech Music Festival on Feb. 17. Photos by Gary E. McKee
One of the most sought-after dance partners at polka dances is a gentle bear of a man with a gleam in his eye and a warm, welcoming smile beneath his bushy mustache. This smooth dancer with the full dance card is Father Ed Karasek.
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Last year saw the retirement of several musicians from the Polka and Waltz world. One of these was Frances Barton of the Czech Melody Masters from the Taylor/ Austin area. Frances’ Czech music roots run deep, her great-great-grandfather, Josef Zarsky, led a hammered dulcimer band near Vsetin, Moravia, in the old country.