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My previous acquaintance with the work of Fred Ziwich and the International Sound Machine was with his tributes to Frank Yankovic, Kenny Bass, and Johnny Pecon -- Slovenian (or Cleveland) style polkas. In this CD he proves he has a good feel for the German polka style as well. The string bass is replaced, as it should be, with a tuba. It sounds authentic, although I suspect the tuba is an electronically simulated one, because no one can play the tuba with as much precision as it is played here! The Lichtensteiner Polka is sung in both German and English, the first time I have ever heard it this way. I have now heard Happy Wanderer, In Heaven There Is No Beer, and a few of the others, in both German and Slovenian style. I like both. There are a couple of marches, too. This CD is top-notch.