# Polkasonic

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1999 studio album by Brave Combo

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)

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [2]

***Polkasonic*** is an album by the American [polka](/source/Polka) band [Brave Combo](/source/Brave_Combo).[3][4] It was released through [Cleveland International Records](/source/Cleveland_International_Records) in 1999.[5] In 2000, the album won Brave Combo the [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) for [Best Polka Album](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Polka_Album).[6] It was the third Grammy nomination and first win for the band.[7]

## Track listing

1. "Down at the Friendly Tavern" (Wisniewski) – 1:54

1. "Red Wing" – 2:32

1. "Why Oh Why" – 2:44

1. "Polka Dancer" (Stankovic) – 2:22

1. "Only for Love" (Finch) – 2:39

1. "[Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie](/source/Apples%2C_Peaches%2C_Pumpkin_Pie)" (Irby, Jr) – 2:43

1. "Conchita, the Waitress" (Hernandez) – 3:09

1. "Skytrain" (Finch) – 3:23

1. "Glamorous Gal" – 3:27

1. "Down in the Valley" – 3:43

1. "Crumbling Heart" (Oberaitis) – 1:34

1. "[Purple Haze](/source/Purple_Haze) - The Jimi Hendrix Polka" ([Jimi Hendrix](/source/Jimi_Hendrix)) – 1:54

## Personnel

- Jeffrey Barnes – harmonica, vocals, woodwind, electronic horn

- Sunana Batra – project coordinator

- [Brave Combo](/source/Brave_Combo) – arranger, producer

- Adam Clark – engineer

- Joe Cripps – percussion, vocals

- Eric Delegard – engineer

- Alan Emert – drums

- [Carl Finch](/source/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](/source/Polka_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Allmusic_1-0)** ["Polkasonic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r429656). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved July 20, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CL_2-0)** Larkin, Colin (2006). *The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 814.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Brave Combo | Biography & History"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brave-combo-mn0000933281/biography). *AllMusic*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bessman, Jim (September 25, 1999). "Brave combo updates polka". *Billboard*. Vol. 111, no. 39. p. 13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["CD and Book Reviews"](https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/cd-and-book-reviews-35/). *Texas Monthly*. September 1, 1999.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Grammy_6-0)** Strauss, Neil (February 24, 2000). ["Santana Dominates Grammy Awards"](https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/24/us/santana-dominates-grammy-awards.html?pagewanted=all). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved July 21, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Brave Combo"](https://www.grammy.com/artists/brave-combo/14666). *GRAMMY.com*. November 23, 2020.

## External links

- [Brave Combo's official site](https://web.archive.org/web/20060804033657/http://www.brave.com/bo/)

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