HANK HALLER ENSEMBLE Ken Umeck's Slovenian Favorites CD polkas 2004 Zapula Waltz
This is “Ken Umeck's Slovenian Favorites,” by The Hank Haller Ensemble, a previously-owned CD in its original case with all artwork. Manufactured independently by Hank Haller Enterprises in 2004, the disc is in great shape and plays perfectly (double-checked).
Hailing from Westlake, Ohio, Hank Haller is a famed vocalist and bandleader known for his oompah-pah polka music and “leder-hosen” short leather pants. He has recorded over seventy albums and three videos, with over one quarter of a mullion albums sold. In addition, Haller is steeped in the Oberkrainer music of Slavko and Vilko Avsenik of Slovenia and Cleveland style polkas. He has recorded many albums with both Slovenian and English lyrics. For 30 years, Haller was joined on stage by his wife Maryanne and vocalists Jerry Krocek and Ken Umeck. This release features authentic Slovak, Carpatho-Rusyn, Bohemian, Czech and Austrian music. Track-listing:
1) Zapula Waltz
2) Yu Pi De Polka Medley
3) Slovene Waltz Medley
4) Rom Pom Pom Polka
5) My Loving Wife (Zenkica Moja)
6) Nasvidenje
7) Little Fellow Waltz
8) God Created Earth, Life and Music Polka (Bog Je Ustvaril Zemljo)
9) Blossoming Tulips Waltz
10) In the Mountain Polka
11) Plovi, Plovi Waltz
12) Thinking of You (Mislim Na Tebe)
13) Zinka, Zefka, Zofka Waltz
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