''Polkasonic'' is an album by the American
polka band
Brave Combo
Brave Combo is a polka/ rock/ worldbeat band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by guitarist/keyboardist/accordionist Carl Finch, they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for more than thirty-five years. Their music, bot ...
. It was released through
Cleveland International Records in 1999. In 2000, the album won Brave Combo the
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...
for
Best Polka Album
The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality polka albums. Honors in several categories are ...
.
It was the third Grammy nomination and first win for the band.
Track listing
# "Down at the Friendly Tavern" (Wisniewski) – 1:54
# "Red Wing" – 2:32
# "Why Oh Why" – 2:44
# "Polka Dancer" (Stankovic) – 2:22
# "Only for Love" (Finch) – 2:39
# "
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" (Irby, Jr) – 2:43
# "Conchita, the Waitress" (Hernandez) – 3:09
# "Skytrain" (Finch) – 3:23
# "Glamorous Gal" – 3:27
# "Down in the Valley" – 3:43
# "Crumbling Heart" (Oberaitis) – 1:34
# "
Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Polka" (
Jimi Hendrix) – 1:54
Personnel
* Jeffrey Barnes – harmonica, vocals, woodwind, electronic horn
* Sunana Batra – project coordinator
*
Brave Combo
Brave Combo is a polka/ rock/ worldbeat band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by guitarist/keyboardist/accordionist Carl Finch, they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for more than thirty-five years. Their music, bot ...
– arranger, producer
* Adam Clark – engineer
* Joe Cripps – percussion, vocals
* Eric Delegard – engineer
* Alan Emert – drums
*
Carl Finch
Carl Finch (born November 29, 1951, in Texarkana, Texas) is a guitarist, keyboard player, accordionist, vocalist, songwriter and record producer who co-founded the Grammy-winning polka/dance band Brave Combo in 1979 in Denton, Texas.
Career highl ...
– guitar, accordion, arranger, keyboards, vocals, producer, liner notes
* Bubba Hernandez – bass, tuba, vocals
* Danny O'Brien – trumpet
* Frank Vale – mastering
See also
*
Polka in the United States Polka is a music and dance style that originated in Europe in the 1830s and came to American society when people immigrated from Eastern Europe. A fast style in 2/4 time, and often associated with the pre–World War II era, polka remains a dynami ...
References
External links
Brave Combo's official site
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1999 albums
Brave Combo albums
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album