Brave Combo
Denton Arts and Jazz Festival
Denton, TX
2014-04-27
7:00 pm - Jazz Stage




Total Time (120:25)


CD 01 (60:20)

01 The Tsamikos 4:41
02 The Skater's Waltz 3:02
03 Caravan 3:04
04 Happy Wanderer (Polka) 3:07
05 Yo No Bailo Con Juana (Cumbia) 4:39
06 Bumblebee (Polka)** 2:39
07 Must Be Santa (Polka) 5:58
08 If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) 3:53
09 Hernando's Hideaway (Twist) 2:17
10 I Put A Spell On You 4:22
11 The Clarinet Polka 2:38
12 Brazil 3:17
13 Chem-oo-Chem 6:00
14 Do Something Different 3:37
15 Chicken Dance 3:07
16 Wooly Bully 3:59


CD 02 (60:05)

17 Sugartime (Polka) 2:54
18 Sway 3:23
19 Mas Tequila Polka 2:12
20 The Way Of Love - Beer Barrel Polka (Salsa) 6:11
21 Sixteen Tons (Cumbia) 4:08
22 Band Intros 3:21
23 Hokey Pokey 8:04
24 Ice Machine in The Desert - Fever 6:55
25 Skokiaan - The Lion Sleeps Tonight 9:04
26 Somewhere Over The Rainbow 2:57
27 William Tell Overture (Polka) 4:07
28 Flying Saucer* - Do Something Different 6:50



Carl Finch - keyboards, guitar, accordion, and vocals
Jeffrey Barnes- reeds and woodwinds, harmonica, pennywhistle, guitar
Danny O'Brien - trumpet
Alan Emert - drums
Joe Cripps - percussion
Little Jack Melody - bass

guests:
Bubba Hernandez**
Analisa Bailey*





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Brave Combo is a polka/rock/worldbeat band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by guitarist/keyboardist/accordionist Carl Finch, they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for more than twenty-five years. Their music, both originals and covers, incorporates a number of dance styles, mostly polka, but also some Latin American and Caribbean styles like norte�o, salsa, rumba, cha-cha-cha, choro, samba, two-step, cumbia, charanga, merengue, ska, etc.

As part of their perceived artistic mission to expand the musical tastes of their listeners, they have often played and recorded covers of well-known songs in a style radically different from the original versions. Examples include polka versions of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" and The Doors' "People are Strange", The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" as a cha-cha, and "Sixteen Tons" as a cumbia. While their records may have a sense of humor, they are played straight and not usually considered joke or novelty records.

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http://www.brave.com
http://www.littlejackmelody.com/

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