Brave Combo
Years
1979 -
From
Styles
Members
- Alan Emert
drums - Carl Finch
vocals, guitar, accordion, keyboards - Cenobio "Bubba" Hernandez
bass, tuba, vocals - Danny O'Brien
trumpet - Jeffrey Barnes
reeds, winds, harmonica, miscellaneous
Former Members
- Dave Cameron
drums, percussion, steel drum - Greg Beck
drums, percussion - Joseph Cripps
drums, percussion, vocals - Lyle Atkinson
bass, tuba, percussion - Mitch Marine
drums, percussion, vocals - Phil Hernandez
drums, percussion - Tim Walsh
saxophones, clarinet, percussion, vocals
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Originally conceived as a one-off album project by founder Carl Finch, this Texas-based touring band has been playing a mix of polka, salsa, and innumerable other dance styles of the world since 1979.
Subcategories:
- Discography (40)
- Links (4)
Releases:
Albums | ||
| Polkamania | 1980 | |
| Very Early Recordings | 1980 | |
| Music for Squares | 1981 | |
| Originals | 1982 | |
| Urban Grown-Ups | 1982 | |
| No Sad Faces | 1984 | |
| World Dance Music | 1984 | |
| People Are Strange | 1986 | |
| Musical Varieties | 1987 | |
| Polkatharsis | 1987 | |
| Humansville | 1988 | |
| Music Circus | 1989 | |
| A Night on Earth | 1990 | |
| It's Christmas, Man! | 1992 | |
| No, No, No, Cha Cha Cha | 1993 | |
| Ondo Saves the World | 1993 | |
| Hokey Pokey | 1994 | |
| Polkas for a Gloomy World | 1995 | |
| Kiss of Fire | 1996 | |
| Mood Swing Music (1 link) | 1996 | |
| Tiny Tim - Girl | 1996 | |
| Group Dance Epidemic | 1997 | |
| Polka Party | 1998 | |
| Polkasonic (1 link) | 1999 | |
| The Process | 2000 | |
| All Wound Up! (2 links) | 2001 | |
| Kick-Ass Polkas | 2001 | |
| Box of Ghosts (1 link) | 2003 | |
Singles | ||
| I Gotta Know | 1981 | |
Appearances:
Compilation Albums | ||
| World Beat - The Rounder Subcompact Disc, Vol. 3 - Rounder | 1988 | |
| All-Ears Review Volume 6, From Barrooms to Bayous - ROM | 1989 | |
| Gumby - Buena Vista | 1989 | |
| Lyrics by Ernest Noyes Brookings - Shimmy Disc | 1989 | |
| Fresh Air in Concert - WHYY | 1990 | |
| Polka Comes to Your Haus! - Restless | 1990 | |
| Passed Normal, Volume 4 - FOT Records | 1991 | |
| Tales from the Edge Volume 3 - 94.5 The Edge | 1991 | |
| Ten Great Years Kerrville Folk Festival: Vol. 2 - Kerrville/Silverwolf | 1991 | |
| Duplex Planet Illustrated #1 Flexi-Disc - Fantagraphics Books | 1993 | |
| Dallas' Scene, Heard - Observer | 1995 | |
| Kid Rhino Holiday Fun Pack - Rhino | 1995 | |
| Must Be Santa - The Rounder Christmas Album - Rounder | 1995 | |
| Place of General Happiness - Lyrics by Ernest Noyes Brookings Vol. 2 | 1995 | |
| Planet Squeezebox - Ellipsis Arts | 1995 | |
| All Over the Map - Rounder | 1996 | |
| Besta Polka - Musicland Group | 1996 | |
| Froots #6 - Folk Roots | 1996 | |
| All I Want for Christmas - Tempo | 1997 | |
| Broadcasts Vol. 5 - 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin | 1997 | |
| Christmas 1997 - Springer's 14th Annual Holiday Tuneage | 1997 | |
| Come On Feel the Metal - steve | 1997 | |
| KERA Sound Sessions - NPR/KERA 90.1 Radio Dallas | 1997 | |
| Here Come the Polka Heroes, Volume 1 - Cleveland International | 1998 | |
| Scene, Heard Volume 3 - Observer | 1998 | |
| The Texas Monthly Guide Book Free Music CD - Gulf Publishing Company | 1998 | |
| This Is Where It Gets Good - Tempo | 1998 | |
| Balkans Without Borders - Omnium | 1999 | |
| It's Snowing All Over the World - World Market | 1999 | |
| Roots - Folk Roots | 1999 | |
| Time Keepers - Minnesota Public Radio | 1999 | |
| One World - Illuminations | 2000 | |
| American Polka - Trikont | 2001 | |
| Extreme Polka - Cleveland International | 2001 | |
| God Bless America - Cleveland International | 2001 | |
| Polka Favorites - BMG | 2001 | |
| Tejano Picante - Rhino | 2001 | |
| Treasury of Polka - Time-Life | 2001 | |
| Uncut: Why Don't We Do It in the Road? - Uncut Magazine | 2001 | |
Soundtrack Albums | ||
| Lord of Illusions | 1995 | |
Box Sets | ||
| The Real Music Box - 25 Years of Rounder Records | 1995 | |
Timeline:
2000: Grammy Award
Best Polka Album: Polkasonic.
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