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Texas-Polish Music at Sengelmann Hall

News / By James Smock / July 11, 2009

TEXAS-POLISH, TEX-MEX and Louisiana Cajun Music at Sengelmann Hall in Schulenburg on September 6, 2009!

Houston area, Texas-Polish fiddler Brian Marshall (Marszalek) joins button accordion, Chemnitzer concertina and trumpet player Bradley Jaye Williams (Szumila) for a “POLSKI DZEM SESSION” with members of The Gulf Coast Playboys as they perform polkas, obereks and Cajun two-steps and waltzes to keep the dancers on their toes.

Longtime Austin favorites Conjunto Los Pinkys will also perform and features 74 year-old accordionist and singer Isidro Samilpa for a set of traditional polkas, waltzes, shotis, redovas and more!

Brian Marshall: fiddle, button accordion, vocals
Isidro Samilpa: button accordion, vocals
Rob Perez-Jewett: upright bass, acoustic guitar
Brian Wisnoski: Polish frame drum, triangle
Chuck Bolin: drums
Tim Walsh: clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophone
Bradley Jaye Williams: Chemnitzer concertina, button accordion, bajo sexto, trumpet, vocals

About The Author

James Smock

James Smock has always held an interest in his Polish ancestors and heritage. He is a native Houstonian with Polish roots in Bremond, Marlin and New Waverly, Texas.

James is a past president of the Polish Genealogical Society of Texas and was the founding webmaster of the PGST website. He also served as the Surname Index Coordinator from 1994 - 2000.

In addition to serving as the webmaster and editor of this Polish Texan website, he maintains a number of other websites including;

With a lifelong passion for photography, James can often be found with a camera around his neck. In addition to photographing family events and his grandchildren, he is the church photographer for St. Mary Catholic Church in Plantersville and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stoneham. Many of his photographs can be found on the church website or his photography gallery.