„Polka dances always got my blood pumping.“
(Bob Dylan, „Chronicles“)
And not only young Bob Dylan’s blood when he was still
Robert Zimmerman and living with his parents in Minnesota:
The dance that originated in Bohemia in the 1830s and quickly
became a worldwide boom has, after a varied history of ups
and downs, of success in concert halls and beer stalls alike,
reached new heights lately when folk and world music bands
from the USA (Brave Combo) to France (Les Negress Vertes)
and from Germany (Polkaholix) to Ireland (The Pogues) incorporated
this quick and easy-going 2/4-rhythm into their repertoire:
Polka is part
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