Johnny Koenig
Biography
"The new kid in town" Johnny Koenig, a young star accordion player in the polka field, moved to Cleveland in 2006 to focus on his music. The Koenig family comes from an Australian Gottscheer background. Johnny began playing with influence from his late dad John, an entertainer who had his own band for many years during the 1970's through the 1990's. Johnny grew up with polkas, first learning from his father. This is where Johnny first learned accordion. He picked up his first accordion at age five, and took private lessons from a local music teacher for a few years. Johnny, only seven years old at the time, had the honor of singing with America's Polka King Frankie Yankovic at an event in New York City. He began performing professionally at age fifteen. During his years in high school, he played trumpet in the school's concert band. Already in his short career, he has made guest appearances with Canada's Polka King Walter Ostanek, Bob Kravos, Fred Ziwich, just to name a few. The style that Johnny plays is Americanized folk music based with roots in Europe. This style of music appeals to all ages and a broad audience. Born and raised in New York City, Johnny released his first professional recording in 2007 entitled "The New Kid In Town". It features some special guests including Joey Miskulin, Walter Ostanek, Bob Kravos, Fred Ziwich, Jerry Intihar, and others. Johnny, with all the passion he has for his beloved music, is doing his best to take his music to the next level. Johnny, who enjoys playing for all types of crowds, is currently working on advancing his career in music. In 2007, he produced and arranged the music for VerbBallet's "Polka Madness" dance repertoire. The second CD of Johnny Koenig was released in 2014.
"The new kid in town" Johnny Koenig is een jonge ster accordeonist in de polka wereld.
Hij verhuisde in 2006 naar Cleveland om zich te concentreren op zijn muziek. De Koenig
familie stamt af van Australische Gottscheer achtergrond. Johnny begon te spelen
omdat hij werd beinvloed door zijn inmiddels overleden vader John, een artiest die
vele jaren zijn eigen band had vanaf de jaren 70 tot 90. Johnny groeide op met polka's.
De eerste accordeon lessen kreeg hij van zijn vader. Toen was hij nog maar vijf jaar
oud. Later nam hij een paar jaar prive-
Johnny Koenig
Strabane Polka