Effective period / Period of releases: 1998

Members: Don Hedeker, Mike Werner, James Wallace (12), Steve Glover (3)

Guitarist 'Dandy Don' Hedeker formed the Polkaholics in '97 in Chicago.

Traditional polka and polka type songs played with non traditional instruments (drums, bass, and guitar). A fusion of his two main influences: the polka standards of Windy City polka king Lil' Wally and the '70s punk explosion of late guitar god Johnny Thunders (of New York Dolls).
What began as a crash-course cover of the traditional 'Beer Barrel Polka' grew into a deep respect for Windy City polka forerunners like The Pala Brothers, The Naturals and Eddie Zima.