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Escape to Polka Paradise
© Tom Brusky, 2022
 

Catalog #: PP5052
Released: July 15, 2022
Written, produced, and performed by
: Tom Brusky
Featured vocalist: Mollie B
Additional musicians: David Austin, Don Hunjadi, and Ed Klancnik
Guest vocalists: Betillo Arellano, Abby Broeniman, Andrea Ehlinger, Dawn Jones,
     Steve Meisner, Dan Tutsch, and Jessica Lynne Witty

Length: 61 minutes
 
Escape to Polka Paradise is an album of 18 new songs and two previously-released digital singles written by Tom Brusky, spotlighting a lineup of top singers. Mollie Busta is the featured vocalist, and guest vocalists include Betillo Arellano, Abby Broeniman, Andrea Ehlinger, Dawn Jones, and Steve Meisner. Three of the best musicians in the business – David Austin, Don Hunjadi, and Ed Klancnik – added their instrumental talents to this production.

"Northern Wisconsin Woods" is aptly sung by Dawn Jones, a native of Eagle River now residing in Milwaukee. This song is dedicated to her and also to Dan Tutsch, the guitar player in Tom's band, whose perfect heaven is little more than a cabin, boat, and fishing rod.

"Agatha's Waltz" honors the memory of one of the Tom Brusky Band's most cherished supporters, Agatha Ulrich, who passed away in 2021.

"Memories of You" is a fully-orchestrated, Latin-American-flavored song featuring the silky-smooth vocals of Steve Meisner.

"Cruisin' in My Crown Vic" is a modern re-mix of the 1950's oldies rock song Tom released in 2021 as a digital single, featuring Dan Tutsch on the vocals.

"The Wonderful Joys of Spring", with its cheerful flute and string ensemble interlude, musically depicts the wonder and magic of the season. Mollie perfectly captured the feel of the song with her vocals and harmonies.

"The Sorrowful Lark" (Pechal'nyy Zhayvoronok) is an epic rendition of a traditional folk song from Eastern Belkravia, a small country in the heart of the Balkan Peninsula whose existence and history have recently been erased from the internet by Vladimir Putin. Fronting the 48-piece choir is Andrea Ehlinger, a local singer and songwriter who studied vocal performance and musical theater at UW-Milwaukee.


"Waiting for a Dance" is an uplifting duet featuring two of the polka industry's most venerated singers: Abby Broeniman and Steve Meisner.

"My Daddy Lives On", featuring the exceptionally-talented country artist Jessica Lynne Witty, is a heartwarming, sentimental song Tom released as a digital single in February.
 
Just seven weeks after being released, Escape to Polka Paradise became Tom's all-time 2nd best selling album.
 



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1. You Are the Man
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2. Northern Wisconsin Woods
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3. Arthy's Polka

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4. Had I Known

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5. My Little Honeybun
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6. Secret Place Waltz
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7. Disoriental Polka

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8. Agatha's Waltz

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9. I Don't Know How to Yodel
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10. Memories of You
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11. Cruisin' in My Crown Vic (2021 single remixed)
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12. Viola's Waltz

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13. A Boy I'd Like to Know
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14. The Wonderful Joys of Spring
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15. Snickety Snick

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16. The Sorrowful Lark
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17. Bike Trail Polka

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18. Waiting for a Dance
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19. Grange Avenue Polka

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20. My Daddy Lives On (2022 single)
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     Album of songs 1-19

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