Canada’s polka-king Walter Ostanek won $1 million in the London Dream Lottery. The 81-year-old St. Catharines musician has earned three Grammy awards and is known for accordion hits such as Beer ...

People will have a chance to wish Canada’s Polka King a happy 90th birthday as the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame salutes Walter Ostanek April 27 during the 41st Super Button Box Bash.

It’s not a genre of music that’s topping charts today, but polka music “isn’t dead,” says Walter Ostanek. The Canadian Polka King, a longtime Niagara resident who makes his home in St. Catharines, won ...

Grammy-winning polka musician Walter Ostanek can add another prize to his long list of accomplishments – he won the top prize in a London, Ont., hospital lottery. The winning ticket for the Dream ...

Stop in at any neighborhood pub or bar in Ontario, Canada, and chances are you will find at least one tune by the Walter Ostanek Band on the jukebox. No one can disagree that the man celebrated as ...

Canada’s Polka King is helping the Winona Peach Festival celebrate 50 years with a special appearance this year. Walter Ostanek will perform during opening night on Friday, Aug. 25 from 7-8:30 p.m. on ...

ST. CATHARINES — Club Heidelberg was once the place to be on a Saturday night, especially when the Polka King was playing. When Walter Ostanek began his career as band leader 50 years ago, Club ...

The Society of Composers Authors and Music Publishers of Canada held its annual awards gala in Toronto Nov. 19. By Robert Thompson The Society of Composers Authors and Music Publishers of Canada held ...

It may just be the last showdown in the Polka Corral, but when friendly rivals Walter Ostanek and John Góra – the reigning hotshots among Canadian polka slingers – face off at the Grammy awards in Los ...

Fritz Scherz shares the news that the Fritz's Polka Band song "Walter's Polka" has been nominated in the new original song category for this year's Crystal Awards from the National Cleveland-Style ...