Polkasonic
Encyclopedia
Polkasonic is an album by the American polka
band Brave Combo
, released through Cleveland International Records
on September 14, 1999. In 2000, the album won Brave Combo the Grammy Award
for Best Polka Album
. This was the third Grammy nomination and first win for the band.
Polka
The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
band Brave Combo
Brave Combo
Brave Combo is a polka/rock 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 twenty-five years...
, released through Cleveland International Records
Cleveland International Records
Cleveland International Records is an independent record label formed in 1977 by Steve Popovich. One of the first albums the label released was 1977's Bat Out of Hell by Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf which has sold over 40 million copies worldwide. They have also released recordings by B.J...
on September 14, 1999. In 2000, the album won Brave Combo the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Polka Album
Grammy Award 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...
. This 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" – 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 HazePurple Haze"Purple Haze" is a song written in 1966 and recorded in 1967 by The Jimi Hendrix Experience and released as a single in both the United Kingdom and the United States. It appeared on their 1967 album Are You Experienced...
- The Jimi Hendrix Polka" (Jimi HendrixJimi HendrixJames Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
) – 1:54
Personnel
- Jeffrey Barnes – harmonica, vocals, woodwind, electronic horn
- Sunana Batra – project coordinator
- Brave ComboBrave ComboBrave Combo is a polka/rock 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 twenty-five years...
– arranger, producer - Adam Clark – engineer
- Joe Cripps – percussion, vocals
- Eric Delegard – engineer
- Alan Emert – drums
- Carl FinchCarl FinchCarl Finch is a guitarist, keyboardist, accordionist, vocalist, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Grammy-winning polka/dance band Brave Combo in 1979 in Denton, Texas.-Career highlights:...
– guitar, accordion, arranger, keyboards, vocals, producer, liner notes - Bubba Hernandez – bass, tuba, vocals
- Danny O'Brien – trumpet
- Frank Vale – mastering