✨ Short Bio: Acoustic German Oktoberfest band, founded in 2015.  The Oompah Machine has clarinet, accordion, tuba (oom), and tenor horn (pah).  We play some traditional Oktoberfest tunes as well as folk tunes from other parts of the world that fit the Oompah, polka, or waltz style.

Long Bio:  The Oompah Machine was formed in the wake of a disastrous flood that saw both an accordion and a tuba washed up onto the lawn.  We put off learning how to play as long as we could.  But the tuba only has three buttons, so how hard can it be, really?  And it turns out you can learn how to convincingly fake-play accordion by watching videos online.  You just squeeze it in and out while moving your hand back and forth on the keyboard!  Then we found a clarinet player and a baritone player on a Facebook.  So now we tour extensively, stumbling our way through beer halls and beer tents and biergartens all around this great land.  What’s not to love?  If it all comes crashing down around us some day, well, it’s been a great ride.  Meantime, Prost!