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| ABOUT
THE BAND |
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The Hayes Boys Orchestra
specializes in the kind of music Wisconsin greats Romy Gosz and Dick
Rodgers used to play from the early 1930s to the early 1980s.
The heart of the Stratford,
Wisconsin-based orchestra is father and son trumpeters, Elmer and Tom
Hayes. A retired band director from Stratford High School, Elmer
Hayes
always loved the old-time polka style of Romy Gosz, and taught Gosz's
music to his band students. Elmer also gave music lessons to his
son, Tom, when Tom was a small boy. When Tom was seventeen, the
two of
them started playing in bands together. As Tom grew older, he and
his
father would regularly get together to play their trumpets. "It
just
got to the point where we said, 'Why don't we just start up a band?'"
said Tom. The Hayes Boys
Orchestra played its first dance on Memorial Day, 2006.
The Hayes Boys' music library
consists of polkas, waltzes, schottisches, big band and modern
music. Their versatile personnel consists of:
Elmer Hayes: trumpet, sax, clarinet, and vocals Tom Hayes: trumpet and keyboard John Hall: clarinet, sax and trumpet Kevin Genrich: clarinet, sax and trumpet Gene Nikolai: tuba Rich Pinski: keyboard, accordion, button box and vocals Russ Bruhn: drums If you're looking for a good,
old-time orchestra, check out this seven-piece band when they're
performing in
your area. The Hayes Boys currently have one CD available with
more in the planning stages.
The Hayes Boys now have three CDs available. (Some of the information above
is from an article by Keith Uhlig, Wausau Daily Herald)
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| MUSIC
FOR SALE |
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On the March
with the Hayes Boys Orchestra (2011) $15.00
(Includes
S&H)War Eagle March / Romy's Grand March/New Hartford March / Innocense Waltz / Kristiana Waltz / A Work of Art Polka / It's Your Fault Polka / Behind the Blacksmith Shop Waltz / Waltzing In the Woods / Minnesota Polka/New Ulm Polka / Good Luck Polka / Perlacher Leandler No. 18 / Circling Pigeons Leandler / Maudlinka Polka / Bergvagabund Yodel / Let's Get Together Waltz / Bay City Polka / Rano Ranicka/Good Morning Polka / Musical Clock Polka / Rolling Stone Polka |
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From Us To
You (2008) $15.00
(Includes
S&H)On Our Porch Polka / Jumping Jimmy Polka / Foundling Waltz / Blackbird Waltz / Mountain Dew / Round and Round Polka / The Waltz You Saved For Me / Struttin With Maria / Blue Eyes Waltz / May Waltz / Green Is Green Polka / Our Love Polka / Huntsmans Waltz / Red Handkerchief Waltz / Springtime Polka / Doghouse Polka / Grandfathers Joy Laendler / Cesky Laendler / Bill's Polka / Pilsen Brass Band Waltz / Callers Waltz / Spring Clover Polka |
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Introducting the Hayes Boys (2006)
$15.00
(Includes
S&H)Cherry Pickers Polka / Jim's Polka / Peanuts Laendler / Helena Polka / Crying Barbara Polka / Badger Laendler No. 30 / Champagne Polka / Rain Rain Polka / Fairy Tales Waltz / Jolly Tuba Polka / Life In the Finnish Woods / Broadway Polka / Mary's Laendler / Ohio Polka / Going To Heaven Waltz / Saturday Nite Waltz / Barnswallow Polka / Romy's Laendler / Picnic In the Woods Polka / Have a Drink Polka |
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