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Six Mile Bridge - No Reason
Loose Goose
Productions
Artist: Six Mile Bridge
Title: No Reason
Label: Loose Goose
Productions What's this?, Celtic music, bold and old? As advertised, that is exactly what it is.
If you like world music this will really be your cup of tea. Six Mile Bridge is well known for their
incredible live sets, so I can understand why this recording is so good. This a five-piece band that
uses up to twenty instruments to create their music. Once you hear this music you will understand
why so many instruments are used. There are far to many resources that are dipped into musically to
even attempt to stick this group in a genre. They create their own category by throwing all the
rules out the window. A persuasive and charming blend of rock, traditional celtic, spiced with
varying degrees and flavors of roots music that quickly becomes a real earful. They come up with a
very interesting and unique sound that has a crossover appeal that really pulls you right in.
Here are the players that make up Six Mile Bridge: Andres Johannson is a real guitar wizard. To
actually keep up with the complexity of musical changes and variations that take place during a
song, he easily earns his place amongst the guitar gods. He also has some marvelous production
talents in the studio that help to make the musical magic a reality for us all to hear. Maggie
Drennon adds her dreamy flute and vocals to the mix to take you to land of enchantment and wonder.
She also plays the fiddle and bass guitar with adeptness. Frances Newton plays the bouzoki,
mandolin and acoustic guitar to add a seamless layer of sound that envelopes you and gentle nudges
you to pay attention to everything else that's happening. Sean Cunningham plays some amazing
bagpipes. I have never heard bagpipes sound so rhythmic and appealing before. If there is such a
thing as bagpipes that rock, you will discover them here. Sean also adds other instruments that
require a good set of lungs. Dave Blanton probably has the toughest job of all, drumming. To be
able to keep a steady beat to the diverse array of vocals and instrumentation that this group
utilizes is truly an amazing feat. The only group member that doesn't sing is the drummer, and no
wonder. This is the kind of music you can listen to over and over and always discover something
new happening. If it's a subtle nuance or as obvious as the nose on your face, there is always
something going on that will get your attention. "No Reason" is just incredible music that will have
you wondering how they managed to pull this whole thing off. There is just so much to absorb and
enjoy when experiencing music on a level such as this. There will be more than Irish eyes
smilin' once the word gets out about this group.  01. Maids Of Mitchellstown
02. Silver Spear
03. Thousands Are Sailing
04. Wild Mountain Thyme
05. Cunnigham's Waltz
06. Come Out
You Black & Tans/Bus Stop Reel
07. Is Fad' 0 Bahile Daithneoinn
08. Easy And Slow
09.The Magee's Set: Skye Boat Song/Austin Tierney's/Brenda Stubbert's
10. Among The Living
11. Gallipoli/Hector McDonald The Hero
12. Banish Misfortune/The Traveler/Congress
Reel/Duffy The Dancer
13. Rising Of The Moon/Recondition
14. Farewell
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