Polkaholix

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Polkaholix
Polkaholix at the Folk in the Castle Courtyard 2011
Polkaholix at the Folk in the Castle Courtyard 2011
General information
origin Berlin , Germany
Genre (s) Polka , skirt
founding 2002
Website www.polkaholix.de
Current occupation
Saxophone, lead vocals
 Andreas Wieczorek
Trombone, singing
 Stephan Bohm
Trumpet, singing
 Steffen Zimmer
Double bass, vocals
 Christoph Frenz
Guitar, Hawaiian guitar, vocals
 Mario Ferraro
Accordion, vocals
 Jo Meyer
Drums
 Snorre black

Polkaholix is a polka rock band from Berlin . It uses many genres, such as rock 'n' roll , ska , punk and folk . The band was formed in 2002.

The Polkaholix debut album Denkste was voted into the top 20 of the World Music Charts Europe . Denkste also received nominations for the quarterly best list for the German Record Critics' Prize and Ruth , the Prize for Folk, Lied and World Music.

Tours have taken the band to Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Finland, Croatia, Portugal (including the Azores and Madeira), the Faroe Islands and Italy.

The 2007 CD The Great Polka Swindle was awarded the German Record Critics' Prize in November 2007 in the “Folk / World Music” category. This CD also received a nomination for Ruth and landed in the Top 20 of the World Music Charts Europe as well as in the top song list.

Discography

Jo Meyer, Christoph Frenz, Andreas Wieczorek
  • 2003: Denkste (Löwenzahn / Bushfunk)
  • 2004: Soundtrack for the feature film Kiss Me, Witch (X-Film Creative Pool)
  • 2005: Music for the TV documentary Monte Klamotte - An expedition to Berlin's mountain of debt by Gerd Conradt
  • 2006: Live DVD
  • 2007: The Great Polka Swindle (Westpark / Indigo)
  • 2009: Spare Ribs (Single) (Monopoly)
  • 2009: PolkaholiX-Mas (Single) (Monopoly)
  • 2010: Polkaface (monopoly)
  • 2013: Rattenscharf (EP) (Monopoly)
  • 2015: Sex & Drugs & Sauerkraut (Monopoly)

Web links

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