![]() ![]() Though the whole Appalachian thing has reached the arena level, John R. He’s one of these guys who you can still spark up a conversation with if you happen to catch him at the merch table, or loading out after the show. ![]() Miller becoming so big that you have to wait with sweaty palms in online ticketing cues to see if you can nab a couple for under $600. Miller is one of the premier songwriters right in the mix of insurgent Appalachian music helping to save country.īut don’t worry about ol’ John R. Now on his second album for Rounder Records, John R. Miller, “A well-travelled wordsmith mapping out the world he’s seen, three chords at a time.” Miller is the kind of true-to-life road dog that a lot of musicians wish they had the free spirit of, not to mention the same knack for words. Miller was a go-to road dog with a base rig and an Econoline van that could get you to a show the next state over, and open it with his own songs if need be. With Tyler Childers selling out multiple nights at arenas these days and even mainstream country artists trying to figure out how to cash in on the whole “authenticity” thing, the nature of the Appalachian songwriter scene isn’t exactly as intimate as it was back in 2014 when John R. ![]()
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