POLKAHOLIX is a polka

Polka

The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...

/rock band from Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

/ Germany. Founded in 2001 they have
re-animated the Polka tradition of Berlin, understandably in their own way.

The POLKAHOLIX debut CD "Denkste" was in the top twenty of the WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE.
The POLKAHOLIX CD was nominated for the German Music Award (category world music).
POLKAHOLIX got a nomination for the Ruth 2005 (category local roots). ("Ruth" is the award for folk, singer-songwriter and world music in Germany.)

Line-up

• Andreas Wieczorek (saxophone / lead voc)
• Iven Hausmann (trombone / voc)
• Oliver Oltersdorf (saxophone / clarinet)
• Andreas Hillmann (trumpet)
• Christoph Frenz (bass guitar / voc)
• Mario Ferraro (guitar / lapsteel / voc)
• Jo Meyer (accordion / voc)
• Thomas Depkat (drums / voc)

Media appearances

• 2004: The band made an appearance in the movie: "Küss mich, Hexe" (X-Film Creative Pool)
• 2005: The band made the music for the TV-documentary: "Monte Klamotte - Eine Expedition zum Berliner Schuldenberg" by Gerd Conradt.

Discography

• 2002: "Denkste" (Löwenzahn/Buschfunk)
• 2007: "The Great Polka Swindle" (Westpark/Indigo)
• 2010: "Polkaface" (Westpark/Indigo)