August 8: Rolling Out the Barrel

We went to Frankenmuth today. Met my In-laws for lunch at the Bavarian Inn. In the summer, they have this outdoor beer tent, is what I call it, but the restaurant calls it the Fischer Platz. They have live entertainment. food and drinks. Today, the entertainment was an older man with an accordion and an older woman who did most of the singing. As part of their show, they were taking requests from the audience and a gentleman from Upstate NY chanted for "Roll Out the Barrel". It's a well-known song and being Polish, better known as the "Beer Barrel Polka"; even though the tune itself was actually originally composed by a Czech musician. I've actually heard it performed in Polish before, however, I never had the luxury of hearing it performed in Polish, German and English; which is exactly what the perky couple playing the Fischer Platz did this afternoon. Amazing how music sounds so similar across different languages. Even better when you're sitting back with a beer, weather in the mid-80s and your family by your side.