Aha! honestfrankie speaks it, as do Beno, and this Guest, who kindly included an e mail addy and website:

Subject: RE: BS: Polka vs polka
From: GUEST,Pawel Dziemski, snori@px.pl
Date: 27-Dec-00 - 06:06 PM

Hallo Lads, I am very Impressed, that the english-speaking guys know so much about our language. Polka indeed means "Polish Woman" but the word describing the dance has different roots. In fact, dance called polka came to Poland from Czech. Dance: "Polka" does not come from Polish Woman, but from "pole" - the Field. So, if you dance on the field, you dance Polka. Best regards Pawel Dziemski www.dudziarz.px.pl/polskie.html

PS. A tak przy okazji to naprawde gram muzyke irlandzka :)