The purpose of this form is to gather interesting information about the artist whose works are for sale at www.polkamart.com. The intent is to provide visitors to the internet store as well as customers, opportunities to gain more insight into polka music, those who produce it, and who appreciate it.
Please use the questions below as a starting point. Feel free to include any additional data or information you feel may be of interest. Also, if you have any old photos from the artist's youth or of the formation stages of their musical career, please include those also. We will use them only for scanning and will be careful to return them to you providing you include your complete return address.
If you wish to print out this form and send it to us go to Artist Biography Form page.
1. What were the artist's first experiences playing a musical instrument?
2. What factors generated the artist's interest in polka music?
3. How and when did the artist form their first performing group?
4. Who were the members of this group (Include pictures if possible)?
5. Where did the artist's group first perform and what were the circumstances?
6. How and when did the artist get into the recording business? What recordings were made, where and when?
7. What significant milestones or achievements can be attributed to the artist?
8. What geographic area did the artist cover for their engagements? Also, please indicate any ballrooms which were the most frequent and/or popular for the artist?
9. The artist's family. Please describe what you would like to include about the artists family. (spouse, children, other family members musically inclined, etc.) Note--This is optional because we do not want to get into private matters, but basic information about the family helps people relate to the artist.
10. Any other information you feel is of interest
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Polkamart, LLC, 903 Grand Avenue, Suite B2, Rothschild, WI 54474
