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in the year 1928, a young man
rrived at Toronto with a “black
, tucked under one arm ‘and
age in the other. (ihe same

Sa . big” ' says |
oat ‘Sawa, “sixt} oe. we
made S13. 00. a piece. That was |

ig money at that time, just |

> $60.00 now’,

Silken realizing it, ‘that trio |
cOmPOSES: of John Sawa on cla-|
rinet, Gustaw Grams on accor-
dion, and Stan Kuza on drunis
ushered in the era of the polka
bm in Toronto. Since ie

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with the polka field if he knows!

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clarinetist”. |

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somewhat chubby figure. He has
a gentle face with an impish.
grin fixed on it. His eves twin-| —
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rance in a quiet and unassuming]

ka world. He just stands with
clarinet in hand and plays” pol.
kas and obereks. For most peo-!

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elairnet at the age of fourteen.)

His teacher was Pan Barwa, the i\

organist at the village Chureh. |. a oc |

Pan Barwe Wa 1S also the con-| tyk anskiego,
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and when John became profi: |

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its members.
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cians. We played

tees in our village the orchestra
|)played at the Masses like the

choir sings here. We also played |,, ne
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‘|| dings. Geeze. What weddings!
Not like here... weddings go for

three, iG sometimes fur, days...

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