Six Mile Grove, Secret Life In A Quiet Town, CD review

Six Mile Grove's 2012 album is called Secret Life In A Quiet Town

Enjoyable country music from Six Mile Grove and Scotty Alan. 

Six Mile Grove stamp their own understated talent on their new CD Secret Life In A Quiet Town right from the opening, catchy, country song Sunshine In The Pouring Rain.

Singer, guitarist, songwriter (and tambourine player) Brandon Sampson is ably supported by his brother Brian on drums and long-time associates Dezi Wallace (bass) and Barry Nelson (electric guitars, Wurly and piano) in a band who are self-managed, self-produced and self-recorded.

Six Mile Grove, who recently collaborated with Bob Wooton on an album of Johnny Cash music, are equally adept at pacy country songs such as Fight Like A Man as with ballads like She Sings A Song.

For Crying Out Loud is a sardonic look at the hectic nature of modern life. It's not groundbreaking country but it's an accomplished and enjoyable album.

Six Mile Grove: Secret Life In A Quiet Town (Rena's Kitchen Music)
 
Another album worth checking out is Scotty Alan's Wreck And The Mess, which is produced by the experienced Bernie Larsen. There are 15 songs in 45 minutes and the highlight is Long Ways From Laughin' featuring the usual high-class guitar playing of David Lindley. Alan's strong voice is shown to good effect on Barn Dance and Sinkin' In - and the cast of classy musicians involved includes Phil Parlapiano on accordion and mandolin.

Scotty Alan: Wreck And The Mess (Spinout Records)