2009 IN THE REAR VIEW
MIRROR!
 It's
so hard to believe that 2009 has passed us by. We
had the opportunity to play some great gigs and to catch
up with some old friends, as well as meet new people and
forge new friendships.The
year brought good times as well as sad and disappointing
times. While most of the year was pretty good, we
had to deal with certain losses that caught us a little
off guard. One would be the final year for the
Bill Seles 7 Springs Memorial Day weekend celebration.
For over 30 years Bill and Lydia have been hosting two
polka weekends at the beautiful 7 Springs Mountain
Resort in Champion, PA. And, while the Memorial
Day Weekend Polka Festival has disappeared, Bill and
Lydia will still host their Oktoberfest Weekend
Celebration at 7 Springs Mountain Resort in early
October.
Another disappointment was the
loss of the Polka category in the Grammy Awards.
There have been many theories about why this has
happened. Some of the theories cause bands to
point a finger at each other and say, "It's all
his/their fault!" While this may or may not be
true, this is a tremendous loss to the recognition of
polka music.
I don't want to dwell on the
negative stuff here, the year wasn't all bad. We
had some great times performing at many parties and
picnics. We enjoyed many great dances and sharing
the stage with some of our favorite polka friends.
Since we have 2009 in the rear
view mirror, lets just forge ahead and see where 2010
takes us. I don't know about you, but over the
years I have seen ups and downs in the "polka world".
Nothing has caused it to collapse or fall apart yet.
I think the strong willing desire in the hearts of polka
music lovers keeps it going. And, we look forward
to seeing good times come back!
BACK IN THE STUDIO FOR
"BEST OF VOLUME 4"
 We
are currently in the studio putting the finishing
touches on the next and last volume of the "Best of the
DTO" series. This album has brought excitement to
the entire band as it rounds out everything that we have
recorded since 1963 to this present day.
You will hear great button box
selections, as recorded by the DTO, with some new added
tracks to some of our classic button box songs, as well
as some brand new never released material.
While this final recording of the
series brings closure to five decades of the DTO, it
certainly is NOT shutting the door on our recording
endeavors. We've already planned the next
recording and it will offer the "other side" of the DTO.
Look here for the release of the
Best of the DTO volume 4 right here at
www.dictadyorchestra.com
in the very near future. It's certainly a
CD you will want for your collection. |
