Billy Belina
"The Polka Vinyl Show"
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Billy
"The Polka
Vinyl Show" with Billy Belina
can be heard
LIVE from Easthampton, MA
Wednesday nights from 8:00pm – 10:00pm EST
(7:00pm - 9:00pm CST)
Billy Belina is a prominent musician, vocalist, and
radio deejay who has dedicated his career to polka music. He was a member
of several bands before starting his own band, the Bay State IV, and has
made numerous recordings. His notable achievements include the Bay State
IV "Salutes the Polka Stars" album, and a 1988 performance at
the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.
Since 1979, Billy Belina has produced a popular LIVE polka
radio show on station WMUA at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst,
Massachusetts. With the help of the Internet, his LIVE Saturday morning show
has garnered thousands of listeners and has enhanced the popularity of
polka music.
The "Polka Bandstand" with Billy Belina can be heard
locally in the Massachusetts area on Saturday mornings from 8:30pm - 12:00pm EST
LIVE on WMUA 91.1FM and
on the Internet at www.wmua.org.
Click
here to listen to Billy's LIVE "Polka Bandstand" WMUA simulcast! (requires
RealPlayer)
Billy Belina has demonstrated a formidable dedication
to preserving the continuance and growth of polka music. His peers have
determined that he is deserving of being inducted into the Polka Music
Hall of Fame.
THE POLKA VINYL SHOW with Billy Belina plays the absolute
"cream-of-the-crop" in polka music off the old fashioned LP Vinyl records
(whom Billy affectionately calls "the ol' plastic"), as well as new
releases and LIVE tapes.
