Brave Combo
// Carl Finch, multi-instrumentalistBRAVE COMBO are a polka-fusion band from Denton, Texas. “Polkasonic” (1999), and “Kick-Ass Polkas” (2001) are both available from Cleveland International, “The Process” (2000), and “All Wound Up!: A Family Music Party” (2001), and “Box Of Ghosts” (2003) are all available from Rounder Records, “Let’s Kiss” (2004), “Holidays!” (2005), and “Polka’s Revenge” (2007) are all available from Dentone Records.
Website: www.brave.com
Photo: Jane Finch / Brave.com
Interview:
Considering that spiritual enlightenment can only come from developing a truly non-judgmental perspective, music can be a great tool to help facilitate that requirement. As humans struggle with suffering on this plane of existence, music offers something non-tangible, yet very powerful, as an antidote. It beckons us to either look deeper or to let go, rejecting the idea of physical security and worldly permanence. Both reactions work, looking deeper or letting go. Music reinforces the belief that there’s more to the picture and galvanizes faith in that belief. It allows you to mindfully float through your present place and time, giving you a fresh point of view. It’s not at all unusual for people to listen to music to “escape”. Combining this well-known fact with a desire to embrace an attitude of “no right, no wrong” opens the door to the mystery and turns on the light.
“Music reinforces the belief that there’s more to the picture and galvanizes faith in that belief.”
– Carl Finch, multi-instrumentalist in Brave Combo
