From left to right: Gerry Pitt on drums and vocals, Craig Ebel on concertina and vocals, Mike Cielecki on trumpet, accordion and vocals, Jean Stang on bass guitar, and "Uncle" Gary Jasicki on sax, clarinet and meat.
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DyVersaCo recently performed on a seven-day Caribbean polka cruise! We visited the islands of St. Maarten, St. Thomas, and The Bahamas. A big thanks goes to our trumpet player's wife, Kim Cielecki, for providing us with these wonderful memories!
From left to right: Gerry Pitt on drums and vocals, Craig Ebel on concertina and vocals, Mike Cielecki on trumpet, accordion and vocals, Jean Stang on bass guitar, and "Uncle" Gary Jasicki on sax, clarinet and meat.
It just so happens that this band plays a number of selections about incarceration!
One of the highlights of the cruise was a performance by the fabulous Blue Man Group.
Here are two IPA Polka Hall of Fame inductees playing honky style music from the heart.
One of the best parts of the cruise was just hanging out with friends. Roman and Lucy Marsolek of Nordeast Minneapolis also came along for the good music, fun, and the closed circuit TV!
Our final night playing on the boat was full of surprises! Nick Koryluk helped fill out the band by playing accordion. He couldn't get enough of the Rainbow Valley Polka. Ray Dorschner would be proud!
One of the all-star bands included our trumpet player Mike Cielecki, Richie Kois, John Goral, Ron Urbanczyk, and Jimmy "K" Krzeszewski. A great big THANK YOU goes out to Bob and Michelle Wojtowicz for putting together another fine polka cruise!
Aside from the polka parties, our group really enjoyed the fine dining, camaraderie, and the music by the Manhattan Band. Thank you to all that went with us!
