Stepping into the spotlight: Easthampton polka musician Jim Motyka releases first solo album, ‘The Way Life Should Be’

After 40-plus years as a polka sideman, Easthampton musician Jim Motyka is celebrating the release of his first-ever solo project. Earlier this year, Motyka released his 16-track album, “The Way Life Should Be.” It features four of Motyka’s original songs, four traditional Polish songs, and eight country and bluegrass songs that Motyka arranged as polkas. […]