Six Mile Grove Explained

Six Mile Grove
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Background:	group_or_band
Genre:	Americana, alternative country
Years Active:	–present
Current Members:	Brandon Sampson Brian Sampson John Wheeler Dezi Wallace

Six Mile Grove is a five-piece alternative country band based in Rochester, Minnesota.

Biography

Six Mile Grove was founded in 1997 in Lyle, Minnesota (population 566) by brothers Brandon and Brian Sampson, Barry Nelson and Dezi Wallace. Their first rehearsals were held in the Sampsons' grandmother's farm home.^[1] The group is known for an Americana/alt-country/roots rock sound.

In 2004 they began a collaboration with Johnny Cash guitarist Bob Wootton. In a 2011 interview, Wootton stated, "There's nothing fancy about them and they don't try to be something they're not. And that's what I like about them."^[2]

In 2012 Six Mile Grove released their sixth studio album, Secret Life in a Quiet Town.^[3]

Members

Brandon Sampson - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and harmonica
Barry Nelson - Backing vocals, Wurlitzer, Hammond Organ, piano and lead guitar
Dezi Wallace - Bass guitar, banjo, and mandolin
Brian Sampson - Drums and percussion
John Wheeler - Pedal steel, dobro, accordion

Studio albums

A Day's Work (1997)
Long Distance Everything (1998)
Friction (2000)
Bumper Crop (2004)
Steel Mule (2008)
Secret Life in a Quiet Town (2012)
Million Birds (2018)

Live albums

Live from the Rochester Civic Theatre (2010)

Awards

"Vs. The World" Ranked #4 by Roots Highway Radio (Italy)
"Later On" Ranked #19 by Roots Highway Radio (Italy)
"Bumper Crop" Ranked #21 by American Roots Music Top 100 Chart
"Bumper Crop" Ranked #26 by Freeform American Roots Chart
"Man of Steel" Ranked #2 by Moxie Radio Top 20 Chart

References

News: Six Mile Grove celebrates third CD . . November 30, 2000 . August 17, 2015.
Web site: Q&A: Country-music legend Bob Wootton . Burkhardt . Ellen . . August 2011 . August 17, 2015.
News: Six Mile Grove will share 'Secret' . . October 4, 2013 . August 17, 2015.