On the Road: Six Mile Grove @ The Abbey!
Sat, Nov 14
|Ottawa Center: The Abbey
Time & Location
Nov 14, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST
Ottawa Center: The Abbey, 113 E Lafayette St, Ottawa, IL 61350, USA
About the event
The 'On the Road' Series is Sponsored By
It all started in Lyle, MN (pop. 500) with a skid loader and a fence post. Six Mile Grove frontman Brandon Sampson was 7 years old when he injured his hand while helping his dad on the family farm. Guitar playing was prescribed for rehab, and Sampson went from the hospital to the music store to buy a new guitar. To keep things fair, younger brother Brian was awarded a shiny new drum set, and the seeds of Six Mile Grove were planted.
The brothers spent years pounding on instruments in their great grandmother’s kitchen, while singing in church with their mom on organ. Brian’s best friend Barry joined the noise, and his years of piano lessons finally paid off. Dezi Wallace was added thanks to a conversation between two dads over a beer at Lyle Liquor, the local on and off.…