LynnMarie
Biography
LynnMarie is the first female to win a Grammy nomination for Best Polka Album. Nashville
recording artist LynnMarie is changing the face of polka music with her Button Box
Accordion. She has continued to push the boundaries of traditional polka. Although
she is considered the new face of polka music, her roots in the traditional format
run deep. Born and raised in an ethnic Slovenian community in Cleveland, Ohio, LynnMarie
was destined to pick up an accordion. Her grandparents immigrated to the United States
in the early 1900s and her childhood was rich in Eastern European music and culture.
Singing and dancing were a natural part of life, and weekends were spent at the Slovenian
National Home where everyone gathered and played music. Her father, an accomplished
accordion player and bandleader, was her first inspiration. And yes... Frankie Spetich
was her Button Accordion teacher. By the age of 13, LynnMarie was singing and playing
regularly at local pubs, theaters, and festivals across the Midwest. Not only her
age, but her instrument of choice set her apart as a performer. The button box is
a difficult and rare style of accordion, and not, as she says with a smile, "traditionally
played by females." Convinced that she could expand polka music beyond its traditions,
LynnMarie moved to Nashville in 1994. Collaborating with different musicians and
songwriters influenced not only her writing, but her playing and her vocal style
as well. She released her first independent album, One Look, in 1998. Guest musicians
on the album included the legendary Chet Atkins and Joey Miskulin. In the fall of
2000, LynnMarie Christmas Album was released. Followed by the release of SqueezeBox
(Grammy-
LynnMarie is de eerste vrouw die een Grammy nominatie kreeg voor het beste polka
album. Nashville artieste LynnMarie veranderde het aanzien van de polka muziek met
haar button box accordeon. Ze heeft de grenzen verlegd in de traditionele polka’s.
Hoewel ze wordt beschouwd als het nieuwe gezicht in de polka muziek gaat haar achtergrond
in de traditionele vorm ver terug. Geboren en getogen in een etnische Sloveense gemeenschap
in Cleveland, Ohio was LynnMarie voorbestemd het accordeon op te pakken. Haar grootouders
kwamen naar de Verenigde Staten in het begin van 1900. Tijdens haar jeugd maakte
ze volop kennis met Oost-
LynnMarie
Squeeze Box