SOP Denton: Brave Combo joins host Raina Douris

Polka music has taken Brave Combo to some wild places — from Japan and an episode of The Simpsons to playing David Byrne’s wedding. But, this North Texas mainstay doesn’t play traditional polka. They play it hard and fast like a rock band. In this dispatch from Sense of Place: Denton, Brave Combo’s Carl Finch and Jeffrey Barnes talk to World Cafe about why they love polka music and why it might just be the most punk genre of all.

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*Roy Orbinson “Only The Lonely” Super Hits
Buddy Holly “Peggy Sue” Greatest Hits
Brave Combo “Do Something Different” A Night On Earth
Lawrence Welk “Beer Barrel Polka” The World’s Finest Music
Andre Pop “Java” Delirium in Hi-Fi
Brave Combo “Vuela La Paloma” Unreleased Single
Brave Combo “The Chicken Dance” Group Dance Epidemic
Brave Combo “No, No, No, Cha, Cha, Cha” Brave Combo Live at Cat’s Cradle
Brave Combo “In Heaven, There Is No Beer” Polkas For A Gloomy World
Brave Combo “Do Something Different” A night On Earth
Kacey Musgraves “Slow Burn” Golden Hour
St.Vincent “Marry Me” Marry Me
Gary Clark Jr. “Bright Lights” Blak and Blu
Stevie Ray Vaughan “Say What” Soul To Soul
Maren Morris “nervous” Humble Quest
Old 97’s “Lonely Holiday” Fight Songs
Khruangbin and Leon Bridges “B-side” Texas Moon EP

Hour Two
*The Rolling Stones “Dancing with Mr.D” Goats Head Soup
Margo Price ” Radio (feat. Sharon Van Etten)” Strays
Thee Sacred Souls “Easier Said Than Done” Thee Sacred Souls
Geese :Cowboy Nudes” 3D Country
Vampire Weekend “Unbelievers” Modern Vampires Of The City
Aimee Mann “Voices Carry” Recorded Live For The World Café
World Party “Every Night” Recorded Live For The World Café
Lucinda Williams “Changed The Locks” Lucinda Williams
Los Lobos “Can’t Stop The Rain” Colossal Head
Devon Gilfillian “All I Really Wanna Do” Love You Anyway
Dave Matthews Band “Madman’s Eyes” Walk Around The Moon
Split Enz “I Got You” True Colours
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real “More Than Friends (feat. Lainey Wilson)” Sticks and Stones
The Record Company “Feels So Good” Give It Back To You
Jade Bird “Headstart” Different Kinds of Light

*Optional Song