The Kingery Family and the Larry Olsen Polka Band will take the stage at the 2024 Life Connections event on April 26th at the Willmar Civic Center.
The Kingery Family in the Atwater-Grove City area will begin their set at 11:30 a.m. Friday.
The group started as a family of 10 – Mike, Chris, and their eight children – singing and serving together through music. Now he has grown to have three step-sons and seven grandchildren. They have enjoyed singing together for the past 19 years. They primarily sing gospel bluegrass music, but also incorporate fiddle, patriotic, Americana, and a cappella styles. Their combination of tight harmonies, uplifting songs, and family togetherness is sure to encourage everyone.
Following the afternoon BINGO, the Larry Olsen Polka Band will entertain the afternoon crowd starting at 2 p.m. Attendees can put on their dancing shoes and kick up their heels in front of the main stage.
The Larry Olsen Polka Band, featuring Larry Olsen, Al Drudge, Dale Tork, and Rich Roepke, is a four-piece concertina group from Lake Benton. The group was formed in 1982 and started out as The Larry Olsen Show, a popular polka-playing group around Minnesota and the Dakotas.