The music differed through the years as well. It has to change. As there are new musicians, there are new styles. A lot of young musicians today are recording some of the old songs, dressing them up a bit and doing a bang-up job of it. Kralik says there are as many as 200 styles of polka music in the United States.
Polka music is so fragmented.
There's Czech, German, Slovanian, Minnesota style, Texas style. It's a constant battle to play the stuff that is in favor in this part of the Midwest. He says he can comfortably accommodate six or seven requests per hour. He accepted requests only by mail, since as a solo host, he doesn't have time to answer the telephone during the show.