Wisconsin Polka Music

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
John Rickinger: 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.

(Some of the information above is from an article by Keith Uhlig, Wausau Daily Herald)

	ABOUT THE BAND
	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 John Rickinger: 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. (Some of the information above is from an article by Keith Uhlig, Wausau Daily Herald)
	MUSIC FOR SALE
	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
	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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