Steve Solkela

Duluth, Greater Minnesota

Duluth polka and musical-comedy performer known for Steve Solkela's Overpopulated One-Man Band.

Steve Solkela tours from Duluth with Steve Solkela's Overpopulated One-Man Band, a rig of more than 20 instruments led by accordion, along with trumpet, harmonica and cymbals mounted on a hockey helmet. The music mixes polka and musical comedy with a Finnish-American slant and songs in many languages, and Solkela also works in opera. Solkela also plays in the duo Berzerk Blawndz with Kaylee Matuszak. In 2026 Solkela toured northeastern Minnesota libraries, including a show at the Cloquet Public Library.