What do you get when you mix 60 years of experience with the exuberance
of youth? That sound is Harry Czarnek and the Texas Dutchmen!! With
Harry's brand of excitement, a youthful four horn section, and both
electric bass or tuba, you get the powerful lively Texas Dutchmen sound
that is instantly recognizable both on the stage and on the radio.
Combine that with the ability to play a wide variety of polka styles,
including Texas Czech favorites, landlers, concert style, European
style, and even a little country and big band tossed in for spice!

The Texas Dutchmen band was formed in 1970 with the best area musicians
from Czech, German and Polish backgrounds.

Since then, the band has played thousands of shows throughout Texas and
the Central US, including weddings, anniversaries, the Praha Picnic, the
National Polka Festival in Ennis, the Knights of Columbus State
convention, the SPJST Convention as well as many of the dance halls and
clubs in Texas. The band also appeared on radio shows on KFRD, KTRH,
KSEV, KULP and the Ennis festival KBEC live broadcast.

The band has appeared at the Holiday Inn Polka fest in Omaha, The Kansas
Polkatennial, The National Polka Festival in Ennis Texas, The Great Bend
Polka Days, the Bill Mraz hall, the Wurstfest in New Braunfels, the St.
Lawrence Polka Club, Yukon Oklahoma, Holyrood Kansas, Grand Island and

Wahoo Nebraska, the Westfest at West, Texas, the Fort Bend Czech Festival at Rosenberg
Texas, the TPMA music awards, and numerous festivals, bazaars and other
dances. They also appeared at the Sam Houston Race Park, Alley Theatre,
and the Accordion Kings sponsored by the National Endowment of the Arts
in Houston Texas at the Houston's Miller Outdoor Theatre.

The Texas Dutchmen have issued 12 recordings, the last 6 available on
CD, with more on the way. Special thanks to all the DJ's who have
played Texas Dutchmen songs on the radio!

Current personnel are Harry Czarnek, accordion, David Czarnek and
Faustyn Langowski, sax and clarinet, Ryan Barker and Kyle Baragas,
trumpet, Gene Patalik, drums, Harold Strand, piano and Branch Luetge,
tuba and electric bass.

The Texas Polka Music Association awarded Harry Czarnek Band Leader of
the Year in 1991; Song Writer of The Year in 1996 for 'Six Pack Landler'
and the Texas Dutchmen Band was awarded Album of the Year for Songs Of
The Old Country in 1996.