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1999 studio album by Brave Combo
Polkasonic
Studio album by Brave Combo
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
GenrePolka
Length32:04
LabelCleveland International
Brave Combo chronology
Polka Party with Brave Combo: Live and Wild!
(1998) 		Polkasonic
(1999) 		The Process
(2000)
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AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Polkasonic is an album by the American polka band Brave Combo. It was released through Cleveland International Records in 1999. In 2000, the album won Brave Combo the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. It was the third Grammy nomination and first win for the band.

Track listing

  1. "Down at the Friendly Tavern" (Wisniewski) – 1:54
  2. "Red Wing" – 2:32
  3. "Why Oh Why" – 2:44
  4. "Polka Dancer" (Stankovic) – 2:22
  5. "Only for Love" (Finch) – 2:39
  6. "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" (Irby, Jr) – 2:43
  7. "Conchita, the Waitress" (Hernandez) – 3:09
  8. "Skytrain" (Finch) – 3:23
  9. "Glamorous Gal" – 3:27
  10. "Down in the Valley" – 3:43
  11. "Crumbling Heart" (Oberaitis) – 1:34
  12. "Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Polka" (Jimi Hendrix) – 1:54

Personnel

  • Jeffrey Barnes – harmonica, vocals, woodwind, electronic horn
  • Sunana Batra – project coordinator
  • Brave Combo – arranger, producer
  • Adam Clark – engineer
  • Joe Cripps – percussion, vocals
  • Eric Delegard – engineer
  • Alan Emert – drums
  • Carl Finch – guitar, accordion, arranger, keyboards, vocals, producer, liner notes
  • Bubba Hernandez – bass, tuba, vocals
  • Danny O'Brien – trumpet
  • Frank Vale – mastering

See also

References

  1. "Polkasonic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 814.
  3. "Brave Combo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. Bessman, Jim (Sep 25, 1999). "Brave combo updates polka". Billboard. 111 (39): 13.
  5. "CD and Book Reviews". Texas Monthly. September 1, 1999.
  6. Strauss, Neil (February 24, 2000). "Santana Dominates Grammy Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  7. "Brave Combo". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.

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