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Last Hurrah at the Second Fiddle

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Last Hurrah At The Second Fiddle in Chappell Hill Texas

A traditional Cajun band with a little Polish style rocked the house at the last live performance at the Second Fiddle Bar and Grill in Chappel Hill Texas on Saturday, March 21, 2009. Cory and Lisa McCauley’s Evangeline Aces band provided the entertainment with special guest musicians Brian Marshall on the fiddle and Chuck Bolin on the drums. Brian and Chuck normally perform with the Brian Marshall and the Tex-Slavic Playboys band but they showed off their diverse musical talents by playing right along with the McCauley’s. Of course, Brian managed to sing a Polish song or two before the evening was over.

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Polish Music In Hockley Texas

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2009 Lawrence Wisnoski Birthday Party In Hockley

What started off as a 70th birthday party for Lawrence Wisnoski in Hockley, Texas turned into a full fledged all-star musical event with different styles of Polish music, some old style Cajun music and a Tejano song or two thrown in for good measure. Brian Marshall, Ronnie Dutka and Chuck Bolin from the Brian Marshall Band, Cory McCauley from the Cory McCauley and the Evangeline Aces band and Bradley Jaye Williams, Tim Walsh and Mark Rubin from the band were the primary entertainers for the evening. Other musicians and singers included Jimmy Mazurkiewicz and his son James, Brian Wisnoski and Albin Januszewski. …

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Lisa McCauley Named Honorary Polish Texan

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Lisa McCauly playing in the band

Beautiful and talented musician Lisa McCauley was recently named an honorary Polish Texan and presented a limited edition Polish Musician Search t-shirt by the Polish Texans Website. Lisa plays guitar and sings traditional Cajun songs in the Cory McCauley and the Evangeline Aces band. She proudly wore her new t-shirt when the band played at the Second Fiddle Bar and Grill in Chappell Hill, Texas on January 10, 2009

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Kolendy in the Country With Brian Marshall

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2008 Kolendy in the Country with Brian Marshall and Friends

What better way to get into the holiday spirit then to spend an evening listing to great music by well known Polish fiddler Brian Marshall and friends. Brian’s Kolendy in the Country Christmas Party was held at Second Fiddle Bar & Grill in beautiful Chappell Hill Texas on Saturday, December 6th. Second Fiddle is a small, friendly place housed in an old building not far from St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. The bar has lots of character and plenty of piwo. Daniel the chef served up bowls of good cajun etouffee as well as other spicy dishes and hamburgers and Mandy the barmaid kept busy handing out cold beer.

Brian was joined by Dennis Bielamowicz, Kevin Syzdek, Chuck Bolin, Sonny Janczak and Brian Wisnoski. James Mazurkiewicz also sang a song or two with the band. The band played lots of good Polish, country and Christmas music for the crowd. There was plenty of dancing, talking and laughing throughout the evening.

Enjoy the slide show below:

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St. Mary In Bremond Bazaar – 2008

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St. Mary Catholic Church In Bremond Texas Bazaar

It was a beautiful sunny day in Bremond Texas as St. Mary’s Catholic Church held their annual homecoming bazaar on Sunday, October 19, 2008. People with roots in Robertson county came in from all over to celebrate their Polish heritage.

A delicious barbecue beef and sausage dinner was served beginning at 11:30 am along with all of the fixings, home made deserts and ice tea. The long dinner line formed early and continued into the early afternoon. There was also some good take home barbeque beef and chicken available at the pits..

There was a lot of activity for all ages including the Country Store, Toy Town and Plant Booth along with face painting and hay rides for the young and young at heart. The Homemade Goods booth sold lots of delicious Bremond food. It was standing room only at the auction where livestock, furniture, tools and lots of homemade items were sold to the highest bidder. Bingo was played in the hall from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and the Raffle drawings was held at 8:00 pm.

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St. Stanislaus In Anderson Bazaar

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2008 St. Stanislaus Annual Bazaar

St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Anderson Texas held their 53rd annual homecoming bazaar where Polish Texans from all over came to celebrate their roots. This years bazaar was dedicated in honor of retired pastor, Father Louis Sikorski, who served more than 28 years, and to the loving memory of Maxine Lee, parish secretary, who served for more than 30 years. Father Sikorski co-celebrated Mass with current pastor Father Raul Marterior.

The weather was good and a large crowd came to enjoy the day. Delicious barbeque brisket and sausage with all the fixings, home made deserts and ice tea was served starting at 11am. The food line was long but well worth the wait.

There were lots of booths for the adults as well as games and activities for the kids. The ‘Babusha’s Porch’ booth, always a favorite, had plenty of homemade food, crafts and decorative items. Tommy Scymczak and his auction crew sold lots of great items and there were some really nice raffle prizes.

For the twentieth consecutive year, Brian Marshall and Texas Paradise Band entertained the crowd with lots of good foot stomping Polish music. As usual, the dancers in the crowd had a good time and really worked up a sweat. One of the musical highlights of the day was Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz playing his Concertina accordion.

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2008 Polski Dzien In Bremond, Texas

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The weather was hot and sunny and the crowd was large for the 21st annual Polski Dzien Polish Days celebration which was held on Saturday, June 28, 2008 in downtown Bremond, Texas. As always, the day began with the Polish Pickle 5K Run at 8 AM followed by the Kids K Run. There were plenty of runners for each event. Following the running, a raffle drawing was held and awards were handed out to the winners of the 20th annual Polish Pickle Run.

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