Birmingham Six "Move On", self-released
Release date: 5 September 2014
Running time: 35:01, 9 tracks
Release date: 5 September 2014
Running time: 35:01, 9 tracks
Birmingham Six is a five piece band from Philadelphia that released a couple of albums in 2008 and 2010 (“Iron Rations” and “The Kessel Run”). Their new album is titled “Move On” and the current line-up is Joe Arnold (fiddle), Barry Breslin (guitar, vocals), James Breslin (bass, vocals), Brian Kelly (drums) and Paul Wiese (vocals, guitar, mandolin). One could define Birmingham Six as a Celtic (punk) rock band with a rebel twist.
“Move On” consists of 9 self-penned songs in 35 minutes. My faves would be “Shame”, an upbeat song with a Brighton school fiddle flavour, “Bill’s Songs”, probably the most Celtic punk song on the album, “All Fall Down”, a catchy Celtic rock number from the East coast, and the ballad “Forever Ends".
Another tracks that have caught my attention would be “Move On”, more kick-ass fiddling in the British vein, and “Here at Duffy’s Cut”, a fast paced song about “the workers who came to America on the John Stamp with hopes of new opportunities only to have their dreams cut short and seamlessly buried in a an unmarked grave by the side of the road."
“Move On” is a great collection of songs and I’d like to congratulate Birmingham Six for recording only their own stuff. I’m sure that they play some trad. covers at their shows, but they have trusted in their own material for this studio album. Hats-off guys! Besides, Birmingham Six sound showcasing Joe’s fiddle is the proof that, even if the band members love the US heavyweights of the genre, they have their own identity.
Tracklist:
1 - All Fall Down 3:09
2 - Here at Duffy's Cut 3:21
3 - Move On 4:05
4 - This Time 4:05
5 - Shame 4:19
6 - Fenian Heart 3:37
7 - Where Forever Ends 3:55
8 - Bill's Song 3:35
9 - Standing Here for You 4:36
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“Move On” consists of 9 self-penned songs in 35 minutes. My faves would be “Shame”, an upbeat song with a Brighton school fiddle flavour, “Bill’s Songs”, probably the most Celtic punk song on the album, “All Fall Down”, a catchy Celtic rock number from the East coast, and the ballad “Forever Ends".
Another tracks that have caught my attention would be “Move On”, more kick-ass fiddling in the British vein, and “Here at Duffy’s Cut”, a fast paced song about “the workers who came to America on the John Stamp with hopes of new opportunities only to have their dreams cut short and seamlessly buried in a an unmarked grave by the side of the road."
“Move On” is a great collection of songs and I’d like to congratulate Birmingham Six for recording only their own stuff. I’m sure that they play some trad. covers at their shows, but they have trusted in their own material for this studio album. Hats-off guys! Besides, Birmingham Six sound showcasing Joe’s fiddle is the proof that, even if the band members love the US heavyweights of the genre, they have their own identity.
Tracklist:
1 - All Fall Down 3:09
2 - Here at Duffy's Cut 3:21
3 - Move On 4:05
4 - This Time 4:05
5 - Shame 4:19
6 - Fenian Heart 3:37
7 - Where Forever Ends 3:55
8 - Bill's Song 3:35
9 - Standing Here for You 4:36
Website
Reverbnation
Click to buy:
Band's Store
CDbaby
iTunes
Amazon
Review by Kinksmarkham
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