Polkasonic

Polkasonic
Studio album by Brave Combo
Released	September 14, 1999
Genre	Polka
Length	32:04
Label	Cleveland International
Brave Combo chronology
Polka Party with Brave Combo: Live and Wild! (1998) Polkasonic (1999) The Process (2000)

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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.^[2] This 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

• Polka in the United States of America

References

1. "Polkasonic". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
2. Strauss, Neil (February 24, 2000). "Santana Dominates Grammy Awards". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 21, 2010.

External links

• Brave Combo's official site