Fritz's Polka band to return to Utica Maennerchor
"My band has been performing at this event for many years now, and it's fun seeing people of all ages dress up in their Mardi Gras costumes and dance along to our tunes, said Fritz Scherz, bandleader of FPB. "We always have a great time playing for this event at the Utica Maennerchor!"
Fritz's Polka Band has been performing for over 32 years, and made history in 1999, when they became the first polka band to perform at a Woodstock Festival in Rome, NY. FPB has made 17 recordings and even appears on "The Manchurian Candidate" DVD which was released in July 2004.
FPB won a Just Plain Folks Music Award in the Best Polka Song category for Bialczak’s Polka on November 4, 2008. FPB won their first Upper State Independent (USI) Award in Syracuse, NY, in the International Category in November 2008. In June 2009, FPB on their first ever Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY) in the Best Recording: Other Styles category for their Reflections recording.
In November 2009, FPB won their second USI Award in Syracuse, NY, in the International Category. FPB was nominated this year for Best New Recording by the Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and for an USI Award. On October 7, 2010, FPB was inducted into the Syracuse Area Music Hall of Fame.
For more information, call Leo Schwenzfeier at: (315) 736-7014, or the Utica Maennerchor at: (315) 735-5882. Additional information is at the band’s website: www.fritzspolkaband.com or visit them on Facebook.
You can also find info on FPB at their sponsor's Jagermeister)Web site.
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