5 Mile Chase

Fiddle player Django Amerson and guitarist/singer Brian Miller are 5 Mile Chase. Melding Irish traditional jigs, reels and songs with 21st century musicianship they make music that uses its firm traditional base as a launch-pad for tight knit grooves and thoughtful expression. It?s infectious Irish-American music of a high caliber.

When Django was young, his family moved to a house across the street from the annual Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, Washington. There he got his first lessons from such Irish fiddle gurus as Liz Carroll, Dale Russ and Brendan Mulvihill. His deep grasp of the style also reflects time spent living and playing in Boston?s thriving Irish music scene. Rambles magazine praises Brian as a guitarist ?who really understands the music? and doesn?t ?just play the chords?. Also an accomplished singer and flute player, he has been performing Irish music with various groups for the last 9 years. Both Django and Brian have spent many months in Cork, Ireland having both studied Irish music at University College Cork.

Since they began in 2002, 5 Mile Chase have toured extensively in the Midwest and with each year their reach has extended to include tours in Django?s home territory of the Pacific Northwest and the Boston area, as well as performances in their adopted home of County Cork. Folkwax called their appearance at the Boston Celtic Music Fest ?an unexpected delight both in musicianship and good humor? while Rambles.net praises their music?s ?charm and energy?.

October 2005 saw the release of 5 Mile Chase?s second CD, Your Town. Building on the emerging creativity of their eponymous debut album, Your Town ranges from straight ahead driving reel medleys to hornpipes that deviate into quirky bossa novas and songs from such non-Irish sources as Tom Waits and The Replacements. Both Django and Brian contribute original compositions (both instrumental and vocal) based on traditional styles. The more traditional tune sets show the influence of Minnesota?s resident Irish music guru, county Offaly box player Paddy O?Brien, with whom they play in the Doon Ceili Band.

Sound / Video Clips   The Bonnie Light Horseman   (MP3)   My Maryanne   (MP3)

Please tell your buddies, groupies, family, and colleagues about 5 Mile Chase and Rent My Band. Blog about us. Show your love and show your support! Click on the links below to add 5 Mile Chase and Rent My Band to social bookmarking sites. This will help people find 5 Mile Chase and Rent My Band on the crowded web.