Video: “Squeezer’s Polka” – Alex Meixner on Accordion at Peppermint Productions

Alex Meixner shares, “Squeezer’s Polka was the lead track on Joe Fedorchak’s “Second Time Around” album recorded in the late 1970s at Peppermint Productions in Youngstown, Ohio. (The site of our recording session today!) Getting in the mode of playing some good ol’ and new polkas today!! Listen for legendary engineer Gary Rhamy at the end of the video!!”

Alex Meixner is one of the most dynamic accordionists on the scene today. Meixner has performed around the world, notably at American festivals like The National Folk Festival and Central Park SummerStage, as well as at uncountable community celebrations and accordion-centric events.

His virtuosic yet delightfully quirky style has made him a sought-after collaborator (he worked alongside Jack Black in the 2017 Sundance pick The Polka King), spokesperson (Hormel and Ford have used his music and performance to promote their products) and educator. As a recording artist, he has worked with renowned avant garde accordionist/ composer Guy Klucevsek, popular Irish entertainer Seamus Kennedy, Texas indie rockers The Krayolas. His recording “Polka FreakOut” with Brave Combo’s Bubba Hernandez won him a GRAMMY nomination.

Meixner’s formative musical studies were on piano and piano accordion, but he quickly branched out on drums, diatonic button accordion, bass and trumpet, his college major. This instrumental versatility is combined with a musical background that has included intense studies and performance of jazz, classical, pop, polkas and many ethnic folk music genres with some of the leading artists in the world.

His talents in music and comedy were featured on the Tonight Show on NBC. Alex’s reputation for professionalism and quality performance attracted additional commercial opportunities including performing on radio commercials for Ford Trucks and the soundtracks for numerous episodes of Moonshiners on the Discovery Network. Alex has performed on over 50 albums, including 17 as a leader or soloist. His performance with his Father on Canadian Polka King, Walter Ostanek’s, “Music and Friends” won a Grammy Award.

Future October 2021 performances include:

* Oct. 2 – Clark, NJ, Deutscher Club Oktoberfest
* Oct. 3 – Franklin Square, NY, Plattduetsche Park Restaurant & Biergarten
* Oct. 4 – Paterson, NJ, The Brownstone – Ace In The Hole Oktoberfest Daytime Show
* Oct. 7 – West Palm Beach, Fl, Clematis By Night Music Series With Jan Lewan 
* Oct. 9 & 10 – Lake Worth, FL, The German American Club of the Palm Beaches Oktoberfest
* Oct. 11 THRU 17 – Helen, Georgia, Helen Oktoberfest
* Oct. 20 THRU 24 – Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Oktoberfest

For details email: info@alexmeixner.com