I'll just jump in here to say hi to Toby Hanson.

I forgot to come back to read Toby's posting. I feel sort of dumb
about this, so I won't say any more. As I would be digging a biger
hole.

I will be honest; I thought there woukld be more use of this
forum. I will not remove it though. Maybe in time this will grow like
MySpace.com.

Thomas


--- In worldwidepolkas@yahoogroups.com, "Toby" <toby.hanson@...>
wrote:
>
> 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!
>