Kieran Kane - Six Months, No Sun

Title: Six Months, No Sun Artist: Kieran Kane Release Date: 4/7/1998 Re-Released On: 10/22/2002 Label: Compendia Music Group, , Dead Reckoning Duration: 43:57 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 015095388520, 705375900824, 705375000821 Genre: Country Styles: Traditional Folk, Contemporary Country, Country-Folk Moods: Bittersweet, Intimate, Plaintive, Detached, Literate, Poignant, Warm, Earnest, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Reserved, Sophisticated, Weary, Whimsical, Wistful, Earthy, Melancholy, Gentle, Organic, Searching, Insular, Passionate Total Copies: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Table Top Dancer
2. Kill the Demon
3. (You're Just) Takin' Up Space
4. In a Town This Size
5. Physical Thing
6. Foolish as That May Be
7. 48 and Goal
8. What a Wonderful World
9. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
10. Hysteria
11. Six Months, No Sun
12. To Whom It May Concern
13. J'Aime Faire l'Amour

Year Type Label Catalog # 2002 CD Compendia Music Group 3885 1999 CD Dead Reckoning 759008 ------ CD

No other editions were found for this album.

On Six Months, No Sun, Kieran Kane continues along the path that he started down first as one-half of The O'Kanes, and then on his first two solo albums, Kieran Kane and Dead Rekoning; solid songwriting embellished by almost understated instrumentation, drawing on country, bluegrass, folk, and rock elements in equal portion. The songs on Six Months, No Sun, most of them penned by Kane, are in a range of styles. The two inspired covers, though, demonstrate his range: the bluegrass standard, "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight," and the pop standard, "What a Wonderful World," made familiar by Louis Armstrong. Highlights on the album include the title track, which is a solid country song, and "Table Top Dancer," which is a rather bleak vignette of working-class life. Another stand-out is "Hysteria," co-written with Irish singer/songwriter Andy White. There are also skillfully worded songs of love gone wrong, including "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight" and "Foolish As That May Be." Relying primarily on acoustic instrumentation (including the fiddle and mandolin of Tammy Rogers), Kane places the emphasis squarely on the songs themselves. His skill as a songwriter is such that the songs are substantial enough to stand such stark relief. While perhaps not as strong as his earlier solo efforts, Kane has made another solid album with Six Months, No Sun. ~ Martin Monkman, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Messer Photography Alison Prestwood Vocals, Bass Andy White Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Finger Snaps, Producer Dan Leffler Engineer, Assistant Engineer Glenn Worf Bass Harry Stinson Producer, Vocals (Background), Drums, Vocals Jimmy Hall Vocals (Background) John Jarvis Piano, Organ (Hammond) Kieran Kane Engineer, Instrumentation, Vocals (Background), Guitar (12 String), Vocals, Beats, Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Prop Design Liam Ó Maonlaí Bodhran Mike Henderson Harmonica, Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, National Steel Guitar Peter Coleman Engineer Rick Cowling Bass, Engineer, Vocals (Background), Keyboards Robert Bailey Vocals (Background) Robert Bailey, Jr. Vocals (Background) Rusty Mitchell Design Tammy Rogers Mandolin, Viola, Fiddle, Vocals