Photo: Fritz’s Polka Band shows (left to right) Tom Campbell, Fritz Scherz, Mike Faraino, Frank Nelson, and Gabe Vaccaro.
Jagermeister-sponsored, Fritz’s Polka Band from Verona, NY will return to the Utica Maennerchor (5535 Flanagan Road) in Marcy, NY on Sunday, July 17th from 1pm to 6pm for the annual Bavarian Festival. This event is held outside under the big party tent on the Utica Maennerchor grounds and is an all ages event.
“My band has been performing at the Utica Maennerchor for quite a few years now, but this is just the second time we’ve performed for their Bavarian Festival,” said Fritz Scherz, bandleader of FPB. “We played it a few years ago and were amazed at the big audience it drew. We’re really looking forward to playing again for the Bavarian Festival!”
Fritz’s Polka Band has been performing for over 32 years, and made history in 1999, when they became the first polka band to perform at a Woodstock Festival in Rome, NY. FPB has made 17 recordings and even appears on “The Manchurian Candidate” DVD which was released in July 2004. FPB won a Just Plain Folks Music
Award in the Best Polka Song category for Bialczak’s Polka on November 4, 2008. FPB won their first Upper State Independent (USI) Award in Syracuse, NY, in the International Category in November 2008. In June 2009, FPB won their first ever Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY) in the Best Recording: Other Styles category for their “Reflections” recording. In November 2009, FPB won their second USI Award in Syracuse, NY, in the International Category. On October 7, 2010, FPB was inducted into the Syracuse Area Music Hall of Fame.
For more info, call the Utica Maennerchor at: (315) 735-5882. More information on Fritz’s Polka Band is at the band’s website: www.fritzspolkaband.com, their facebook page at: www.facebook.com/fritzspolkaband, or their sponsor’s (Jagermeister) website, go to: www.jagermusic.com/fpolkaband.