What do you think? What are you afraid of? What turns you on? Who are your idols? What is at the core of your core and when did you figure it out? How does that food feel on your tongue? Look at your shoes and the rug both; the cell phone tower and the stormy sky. Examine the beauty of being lost and not jaded. We hope this music is all about tension, the release of tension and sublime chaotic naiveté. Here is fifty-two minutes of something that is not normal. The plates are shifting. Embrace the unknown and the unpredictable, because you have no other choice. Those colors splashing all over television and computer screens come from boredom. The radio also doesn’t work, by the way. Re-think the basics. And as you do, imagine yourself a sloth in a tree or a badger on the ground (whichever you’re not). No matter what, twenty tracks from the polka realm await you, either all at once or a little at a time. It’s about your experience, at this moment. Pull the string.
1. The Innocent Gadfly – Finch/No Class Music (BMI)
2. At The Polka Fest – Finch/No Class Music (BMI)
3. Cajun Danish – PD, arranged by Finch/No Class Music (BMI)
4. Stan Blout Medley – Stan Blout, arranged by George Suhon
5. Swir, Swir Oberek – PD, arranged by Finch/No Class Music (BMI)
6. Lovers On Public Benches – George Brassens/Warner–Chapell Music France
7. The Denton Polka – Finch/No Class Music (BMI)
8. Kiss Me, Sweetheart – Wanda and Stephanie/Pulaski Publishing (BMI)
9. Amerika – PD, lyrics by Finch/No Class Music (BMI), arranged by Madlot
10. Crystal Pearls – G. Hamel, arranged by Andre Popp
11. I Can See For Miles – Townsend/TRO-Essex, Inc. (ASCAP)
12. Northside Hop – PD, arranged by Brave Combo/No Class Music (BMI)
13 .Picnic Polka – Ampol-Aires/Ampol Publishing (BMI)
14. Joy Waltz – J.S. Bach/Finch/No Class Music (BMI)
15. Let’s Get Going – PD, lyrics by Finch/No Class Music (BMI), arranged by Henny and the Versa J’s
16. Trippy Town (Denton Life) – Finch/No Class Music (BMI)
17. Crazy Goose – PD, arranged by Ray Budzelik and Brave Combo/No Class Music (BMI)
18. Holiday In Poland – Connecticut Twins/Stella Music (BMI)
19. Don’t Let Go – PD, arranged by Brave Combo/No Class Music (BMI)
20. Juke Box Cheer- Siewierski/Jay Jay Publishing
Brave Combo:
Jeffrey Barnes – Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Tuba, Harmonica , Gong, French Horn, Didgeridoo, Vocals
Alan Emert – Drums
Carl Finch – Keyboards, Guitar, Accordion, Vocals
Ann Marie Harrop – Bass, Vocals
Danny O’Brien – Trumpet, Electric Washboard, Jaw Harp, Vocals
OTHER MUSICIANS:
Joe Cripps – Percussion Throughout
Don Lipovac – Accordion (4)
Bernard Strmiska– Drums (4, 5, 6, 9, 15 )
Matt Thompson – Drums (2)
Produced By Carl Finch
Recorded in April and May 2007, at The Echolab (Argyle, TX), Dave Willingham, Engineer and at Reeltime Audio (Denton, TX), Eric Delegard, Engineer. Mastered at Crystal Clear Studios (Dallas, TX) Nolan Brett, Engineer.