Nominees 2017
The Annual Awards Show #30 will be held in the Grand Ballroom
of the Marriott Hotel in downtown Cleveland on Saturday,
November 25, 2017 at 2:00p.m.
National Cleveland-
2017. www.polkas.nl -
Lifetime Achievement Award
Stan Blout
Kathy Hlad
Al Meixner
Anton Mervar
Joe Mlakar
Frank Stanger
TRUSTEES HONOR ROLL RECIPIENTS
T.B.A.
GREATEST ALL TIME CLEVELAND-
Croation Home Polka
Four Rs Polka
Quick Stop Polka
Riverboat Polka
Slovenian Home Polka
Squeezers Polka
Tony Petkovsek Award
T.B.A.
NEW SONG OF THE YEAR
Happy Polka Day -
My Darling Danna -
Strukel's Tango -
A Waltz For Heather -
A Waltz For Kelby -
CULTURAL/HERITAGE
Glasbena Matica
Tony Klepec
SNPJ Farm, Kirtland, OH
SNPJ Farm Enon Valley, PA
United Musicians Polka Association of Pennsylvania (UMPAPA)
SUPPORT/PROMOTION
Joe Godina,
Val Pawlowski,
Joe Valencic
Pam and Jerry Zagar
Ray Zalokar
BUTTON BOX: INDIVIDUAL OR DUO
Patty Candela
Matt Frank
Joe Grkman Jr.
Kathy Hlad
Ron Likovic
Darryl Valencic
Bob Zgonc
BUTTON BOX: GROUP
Button Box Divas
Fairport Jammers
Magic Buttons
Patty C and the Guys
Western Pennsylvania SNPJ Button Box Club
VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Molly B
Gary Byndas
Murray McFadgen
John Ross
Dave Skrainer
Joe Wojtila
BAND OF THE YEAR
Anthony Culkar Orchestra
Frit'z Polka Band
lKancnik and Friends
Frank Stanger Orchestra
Dick Tady Orchestra
RECORDING OF THE YEAR
20 Years -
40th Anniversary Recording -
Blood, Sweat & Polkas -
By Request, Squeezebox -
Happy Polka Days -
Let's Have A Party Thirtieth Anniversary -
Toe Tappin' Tunes -
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: INDIVIDUAL
Anthony Culcar
Joe Grkman Jr.
Joshua Kay
Brian O'Boyle
Fritz Scherz
Frank Stanger
Gabe Vaccaro
SIDE MUSICIANS OF THE YEAR
Mike Faraino
Hank Guzevich
Joshua Kay
Frank Nelson
Eric Stehle
Joe Strukel
Garrett Tahano
Joe Wojtila
