About the Band:
How we got started...
The Dakota Dutchmen played their first dance at the American Legion in Lankin on Memorial Day 2004 with Matt Hodek on accordion, concertina & vocals; Mike Helt on piano; Roger Kosobud on drums & Charlie Sunde on bass horn.
Matt Hodek, Bandleader - Lankin, ND
|horns, bass horn, piano accordion,
button accordion & concertina|
Rodney Bosh - Lankin, ND
|drums & vocals|
Mike Helt - Park River, ND
|concertina & vocals|
Misti Koop - East Grand Forks, MN
|horns, clarinet, sax & vocals|
Laddie Pecka - Lawton, ND
|"2 trumpets", horns, clarinet, tenor sax & vocals|
Rose Pecka - Lawton, ND
|piano & vocals|
Mike Simon - Windom, MN
|bass horn, horns & vocals|
Charlie Sunde - Fargo, ND
|bass horn|
Donnie Swartz - Grand Forks, ND
|piano|
States we've played:
Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana,
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Texas, Washington & Wisconsin
Fountain of the Sun - Mesa, AZ ~ Matt Hodek & Laddie Pecka
