Photographs by Mark Hiebert

The roots of polka in Texas run deep, back to the German and Czech settlers who arrived in the state’s infancy. The Alpine Village Band originated from this rich culture nearly 50 years ago, and has been entertaining audiences in and around North Texas ever since!

The Alpine Village Band’s latest incarnation plays not only polkas and waltzes, but also Cajun and Latin beats, country, boogie and rock, among many other traditional and contemporary styles of music. If you can dance to it, the Alpine Village Band can play it! The diverse experience of each member comes together to form a band for all ages and stages. The Alpine Village Band brings talent, fun audience interaction, and exciting performances to festivals, private parties, corporate functions and any other venue!

Bandleader Wes Kucera has played drums for the Alpine Village band for over 20 years, and represents five generations of Kuceras performing with the band. In 2004 Wes became a Grammy Recording Artist as he recorded on Brave Combo’s CD Let’s Kiss, which won Best Polka Album of the Year.

Byron Palla is the vocalist, sax, guitar and bass player for the Alpine Village Band. Brian Busch plays the electronic accordion and bass guitar. Sander Hickerson plays guitar, bass and sax, and provides lead and backing vocals. Molly Fine provide equisite lead and backing vocals, and plays a mean tambourine!

The Alpine Village Band brings contemporary flair to traditional music, and continues to provide fun and entertainment to fans of all ages. For booking information, please email booking@alpinevillageband.com, call 214-724-1479, or visit alpinevillageband.com.

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Song List

Accordion Boogie

All My Lovin

All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down

American Pie

Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie

Beer Barrel Polka

Blue Bayou

Bucks Polka

Bumble Boogie

Cherry Pink

Chicken Dance

Come Sail Away

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Desperado

Disco Medley

Do You Feel Like We Do

Don’t Be Cruel

Du Du Waltz

East Bound and Down

Eight Days a Week

Edelweiss

Ein Prosit

Elvis Medley

Emilia Polka

Five Hundred Miles

Fraulein

Free Bird

G and D Waltz

Green Day Medley

Happy Go Lucky

Have a Cigar

Heartbreak Hotel

Hey Good Looking

Hoffbrau House

Hound Dog

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

In Heaven is No Beer

Jambalaya

Johann Strauss medley

Johnny B Goode

Just Because

La Bamba Twist

La Paloma Blanca

Lady Madonna

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Let’s Have a Party

Liechtensteiner Polka

Lilly Marlene

Mountain Vagabond

My Melody of Love

Never Ending Song of Love

Ob La Di, Ob La Da

Open Arms

Orange Blossom Special

Over the Rainbow

Peace Love and Understanding

Pennsylvania Polka

Piano Man

Please Please Me

Portuguese Polka

Pretty Dancing Girl

Purple Rain

Rainbow in the Dark

Rancho Grande

Roxanne

Rum and Coke

Saxinet polka

Schnee Waltzer

Schottische

She’s a Woman

She’s Too Fat

Should Have Been True

Something Stupid

Somewhere my Love

Spanish Eyes

Sweet Caroline

Sloop John B

Take These Chains

Tales from Vienna Samba

Tequila

The Boxer

Tick Tock

Toot - Toot

Trink Trink

Valderee

You Are My Sunshine

Your Cheating Heart

You’re Gonna Lose That Girl

Ziller Taller

GTR SANDER11

BASS BRIAN9

BASS SANDER10

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KICK

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MON 2 MON 3 MON 3 MON 4

MIC14

SAX MIC15

ACC MIC18

DRUMS WES1 - 8

1. Wes kick2. Wes snare 3. Wes hi hat4. Wes rack tom 15. Wes rack tom 26. Wes floor tom7. Wes overhead8. Wes overhead9. Brian Bass Direct Box10. Sander Bass Direct Box

11. Sander guitar direct12. Byron acoustic guitar direct 13. Sander sax wireless xlr14. Sander vocal mic15. Byron sax mic16. Byron vocal mic17. Molly vocal mic18. Brian accordion mic19. Brian vocal mic20. Wes vocal mic

= power drop

Wes monitor 1: vocals, accordion, saxes, guitars, kick

Sander monitor 2: vocals, accordion, saxes, guitars, kick

Byron/Molly monitor 3: vocals, accordion, guitars, kick

Brian monitor 4: vocals, accordion, saxes, kick

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MIC20

RTCYM CYM

MIC16

MIC19

GTR BYRON

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SAX SANDER

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STAGE PLOT

MIC17