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Introducing Chicago's Brighton Park Connection

01. Our Mary Waltz - Nasza Marysia, Traditional
02. Brighton Park Polka (Ed Dutka), Instrumental
03. Green Grass Polka - Zielona traweczka (Traditional)
04. Two Polish Waltzes (Arr. Ed Dutka, Traditional), Instrumental
05. Rocks on Rocks - Kamień na kamieniu (Traditional)
06. Polish Ukrainian Girl (C.Siewierski, Arr. D.Lucki), Instrumetal
07. Charm of Your Beautiful Dark Eyes (Lyrics: L.Hlad, M.Alberts, R.Dutka)
08. Hunters Polka (Ed Dutka), Instrumetal
09. Easy Going Polka (Ed Dutka), Instrumetal
10. Polka Celebration (E.Blazonczyk)
11. Muddy Shoes Oberek (E.Swiderski), Instrumental
12. Running Brook Oberek (G.Wisniewski)
13. Potato Song Polka (C.Siewierski, Arr. D.Lucki), Instrumental
14. Dreamboat Waltz
15. Blonde Bombshell Polka (R.Henry), Instrumental
16. Mary's Knocking - Puka Maryś (W.Pokusa)
17. How's Your Mother-in-Law (S.Przasnyski)
18. Jolly Joe Polka (D.Lucki)

Total running time: 51 minutes, 33 seconds.

Guest Vocalist: Chet Schafer (5,12,16)
Vocals: Father Phil Grib (1,3,17), Bob Dutka (7,14), Father Bob Grib (10,18), Chorus (17,18).

Personnel
Accordion: Ed Ptaszek
Clarinet, Sax: Father Phil Grib, Tom Suroviak
Trumpet: Marty Drazek
Keyboard: Bob Dutka
Drums: Father Bob Grib

"The Brighton Park Connection started as a group of friends from diverse professional backgrounds, who beginning in the fall of 2004, occasionally gathered together at Ed Ptaszek's house to socialize and share their common joy of playing polka music. Influenced by their association with the late Don Lucki (Polka Hall of Fame trumpet player) they especially enjoyed playing his charts for polka and pop tunes.

This unique group is probably the only polka band that can lay claim to having tow brother Jesuit priests as members of the band. The common connection of having attended the same grammar school on the Southwest Side of Chicago in the Brighton Park area of the city—is how they derived their name."
~Ed Ptaszek