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S harmoniko med smučarji – Am Jakobshorn (J. Burnik) [Sheet music] [Accompaniment track]

“S harmoniko med smučarji” (Slovenian for “With accordion among skiers”), or “Am Jakobshorn” (German for “At The Jakobshorn” – a mountain in Switzerland) is an instrumental polka by Jože Burnik, recorded by Alpski Kvintet or Alpenoberkrainer from Slovenia in the early 1980s. It featured on Alpski Kvintet’s Slovenian album “Pozimi Na Bledu” (Winter at Bled) and their German album “Trachtenfest” (Traditional costume festival) with Jože Burnik as their accordionist. Although not as commonly played as other hits by Burnik like “Dobro Jutro” (Guten Morgen), it is often played by established Oberkrainer trios and quintets who can manage a technically challenging polka such as this one. If you haven’t listened to […]

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Montag Polka (P. Gillett & P. Nadvesnik) [Sheet music]

Montag Polka (German for “Monday Polka”, or “Ponedeljekova Polka” in Slovene) is a composition by Australian musician Paul Gillett and myself. Paul and I perform together in my Oberkrainer/Alpine folk music trio, Alpen Musikanten (Alpski Muzikantje in Slovene), based in Melbourne. Paul is an experienced and versatile performer who works across a wide range of genres as a guitarist, vocalist and composer – including French Gypsy Swing, Italian Folk, Skiffle, Independent Film Scores, and his own original folk music under the pseudonym Mr. Floyd Thursby. Impressively, he sings in over 20 languages, with Slovenian being one of his most recent additions. We hope you enjoy learning this polka on accordion

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V pustnih dneh – Faschingspolka (V. & S. Avsenik) [Sheet music] [Accompaniment track]

“V pustnih dneh” (Slovenian for “On Carnival Days”), also known as Faschingspolka (German for “Carnival Polka”) – was originally performed by Avsenik’s trio in the 1950s and later recorded by Avsenik’s quintet in the 1960s. Like many Avsenik polkas, it has since become a staple in Alpine folk music, frequently played by bands across Slovenia, Northern Croatia, Northern Italy, Austria, and Bavaria. Alex Pellizotti (baritone) and Daniel Clama (guitar) hail from Paularo, a town in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, nestled between the sea and the mountains of Austria and Slovenia. They kindly offered to collaborate with me on this Avsenik polka from Slovenia as a tribute to Alex’s

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Neki večer – Pridi zvečer (F. Šegovc) [Sheet music]

Neki večer (also known as Pridi zvečer) is a waltz composed by Franc Šegovc, founder of the Slovenian folk music group Štirje kovači (Four Blacksmiths). Established in 1954 and based in the Koroška region of Slovenia, Štirje kovači is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for being the world’s longest-running uninterrupted folk/polka ensemble. The group’s most popular song is Kam le čas beži. Šegovc is widely admired for his distinctive polkas and waltzes, as well as his unique take on accordion playing within the Oberkrainer style of Alpine folk music. If you haven’t listen to his playing (or the group) before, please do it now; you won’t regret it

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Ko muzikant od doma roma – Ein musikant kennt kein zuhause (I. Brüggemann) [Sheet music] [Tutorial video] [Accompaniment track]

Ko muzikant od doma roma (Slovenian for “When a Musician Roams from Home”) or Ein Musikant kennt kein Zuhause (German for “A Musician Knows No Home”) is a waltz from the early 1980s, composed by Ingrid (Inge) Huberti (née Campestrini, Brüggemann). A highly influential and versatile Austrian musician, vocalist, lyricist, and yodeler, Huberti was a member of the Slovenian ensemble Slovenski Instrumentalni Kvintet (later Slovenski Muzikantje) or Oberkrainer Sextett Janez Kalšek throughout the 1970s and 1980s. She composed numerous polkas and waltzes for folk music groups across Austria and Slovenia, many of which became staples in the Alpine folk and Oberkrainer music repertoire. Some of her well-known compositions include: Ko

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Fliege mit mir in die Heimat – Ko v jutranjem soncu (F. Winkler) [Sheet music]

Fliege mit mir in die Heimat (German for “Fly home with me”), also known as Am Strande von Rio, was composed by Franz Winkler from Tyrol, Austria, and initially released in the 1940s. Over the years, this beloved song has been adapted into several languages, including: English: “Forever and Ever”, French: “Étoile des Neiges” and Slovenian: “Ko v jutranjem soncu planine žare” (which translates to “When the Mountains Glow in the Morning Sun”). The original German lyrics convey a sense of homesickness and a romantic invitation to a loved one to fly back home together. This waltz commonly features in Alpine folk music, frequently performed by groups from Austria and

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