Hi Everybody!

My name is Toby Hanson and I'm an accordionist and polka bandleader
from Seattle, WA. Some of you may know of me from my performances or
recordings. I'm pleased to announce my new polka podcast, The Smilin'
Scandinavians Polka Podcast, available via iTunes as a free download!
You can listen directly on your computer or download the podcast and
put it on your iPod or other MP3 player.

Each episode of the podcast contains a variety of different styles of
polka music including Slovenian, German, Polish, Czech and others.
Episodes vary in length between about thirty and forty-five minutes.
Since the podcast began on January 17th it's already become the
second-most-popular polka podcast on iTunes. The next episode is due
out just after Valentine's Day.

There are a couple different ways to access the podcast. The first is
via your browser. Just point it to http://www.apple.com/itunes/store
and search for "Smilin' Scandinavians" under Podcasts. If you don't
have iTunes installed on your computer you can always download it for
free from the Apple website at http://www.apple.com/itunes/download.
From within the iTunes application you can connect to the iTunes Music
Store and look up "Smilin' Scandinavians" under Podcasts. You can
also click on the following link to go directly to the podcast:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=213038210

I'd love to hear what you think about the podcast. After you have a
listen please be sure and email me at toby@....
Also, if you're a bandleader and would like me to include your music
on the podcast be sure and get in touch with me. I'm always happy to
share good polkas with the world.

That's all for now. I hope you enjoy the podcast!