Nominees/Winners 2017

The Annual Awards Show #30 was be held in the Grand Ballroom

of the Marriott Hotel in downtown Cleveland on Saturday,

November 25, 2017 at 2:00p.m.

 

 

National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum

 

2017. www.polkas.nl - 03739 Jávea, Spain.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Stan Blout * Lifetime Achievement Award 2017

Kathy Hlad * Lifetime Achievement Award 2017

Al Meixner

Anton Mervar

Joe Mlakar

Frank Stanger * Lifetime Achievement Award 2017

 

 

TRUSTEES HONOR ROLL RECIPIENTS

Linda Hochevar * Trustees Honor Roll 2017

Harry Faint * Trustees Honor Roll 2017

Ray Somich * Trustees Honor Roll 2017

Mikey Dee * Trustees Honor Roll 2017

Bob Doszak * Trustees Honor Roll 2017

 

 

GREATEST ALL-TIME CLEVELAND-STYLE HITS
Croation Home Polka

Four Rs Polka

Quick Stop Polka

Riverboat Polka * Greatest All-Time Cleveland-Style Hits 2017

Slovenian Home Polka * Greatest All-Time Cleveland-Style Hits 2017

Squeezers Polka

 

 

TONY PETKOVSEK AWARD

Mark Habat & Jan Horvath * Tony Petkovsek Award 2017

 

 

NEW ORIGINAL SONG OF THE YEAR

Happy Polka Day - Mike Schneider * New Original Song 2017

My Darling Danna - Toby Hanson

Strukel's Tango - Al Strukel

A Waltz For Heather - Mike Schneider

A Waltz For Kelby - Mike Schneider

 

 

CULTURAL/HERITAGE
Glasbena Matica

Tony Klepec

SNPJ Farm, Kirtland, OH * Cultural/Heritage Award 2017

SNPJ Farm Enon Valley, PA

United Musicians Polka Association of Pennsylvania (UMPAPA)

 

 

SUPPORT/PROMOTION
Joe Godina * Support/Promotion Award 2017

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 *Button Box: Individual Award 2017

Darryl Valencic

Bob Zgonc

 

 

BUTTON BOX: GROUP
Button Box Divas

Fairport Jammers

Magic Buttons

Patty C and the Guys * Button Box: Grour Award 2017

Western Pennsylvania SNPJ Button Box Club

 

 

VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Molly B

Gary Byndas

Murray McFadgen

John Ross

Dave Skrainer * Vocalist Of The Year Award 2017

Joe Wojtila

 

 

BAND OF THE YEAR
Anthony Culkar Orchestra

Frit'z Polka Band

lKancnik and Friends * Band Of The Year Award 2017

Frank Stanger Orchestra

Dick Tady Orchestra

 

 

RECORDING OF THE YEAR
20 Years - Smilin' Scandinavians

40th Anniversary Recording - Fred Ziwich and his International Sound Machine * Recording Of The Year Award 2017

Blood, Sweat & Polkas - Johnny Koenig

By Request, Squeezebox - Ted Lange and Mollie B

Happy Polka Days - Mike Schneider Band

Let's Have A Party Thirtieth Anniversary - Dujka Brothers Band

Toe Tappin' Tunes - Patty c and the Guys

 

 

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: INDIVIDUAL
Anthony Culcar

Joe Grkman Jr.

Joshua Kay

Brian O'Boyle * Musician Of The Year Award 2017

Fritz Scherz

Frank Stanger

Gabe Vaccaro

 

 

SIDE MUSICIANS OF THE YEAR
Mike Faraino

Hank Guzevich

Joshua Kay

Frank Nelson

Eric Stehle * Side Musician Of The Year Award 2017

Joe Strukel * Side Musician Of The Year Award 2017

Garrett Tahano

Joe Wojtila * Side Musician Of The Year Award 2017