Polkasonic

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Field	Value
name	Polkasonic
type	studio
artist	Brave Combo
cover	Brave Combo - Polkasonic.jpg
released	September 14, 1999
genre	Polka
length	32:04
label	Cleveland International
prev_title	Polka Party with Brave Combo: Live and Wild!
prev_year	1998
next_title	The Process
next_year	2000
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| name = Polkasonic | type = studio | artist = Brave Combo | cover = Brave Combo - Polkasonic.jpg | alt = | released = September 14, 1999 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Polka | length = 32:04 | label = Cleveland International | producer = | prev_title = Polka Party with Brave Combo: Live and Wild! | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = The Process | next_year = 2000 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |rev2score = 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

References

References

1. "Polkasonic". [[AllMusic]].
2. (2006). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". MUZE.
3. "Brave Combo | Biography & History".
4. (Sep 25, 1999). "Brave combo updates polka".
5. (September 1, 1999). "CD and Book Reviews".
6. Strauss, Neil. (February 24, 2000). "Santana Dominates Grammy Awards". [[The New York Times]].
7. (November 23, 2020). "Brave Combo".

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