John R. Miller + Caleb Caudle
Saturday, July 29, 7 p.m.
Adults $20, children 12 & younger $5

John R. Miller

John R. Miller is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose music has the earthy twang of country, the late-night feel of blues, and the road-worn defiance of rock & roll. 

He grew up in a small community in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Miller was fascinated with music from a very early age, and would spend hours in front of the family stereo, hoping to record a favorite song on tape when it was played on the radio. When he was 14, he taught himself to play guitar. Starting with punk rock, he switched direction during a brief stint in college, discovering traditional West Virginia fiddle music, and taking an interest in folk and country singer-songwriters, such as John Prine, Steve Earle, and Townes Van Zandt. 

Miller toured extensively with the bands The Fox Hunt and Prison Book Club, and was a sideman with the Hackensaw Boys, William Matheny & the Strange Constellations, and Locust Honey, before forming his own band. His latest recording on Rounder Records, Depreciated, was released in July 2021 to glowing accolades, including from roots music favorite Tyler Childers, who says Miller is “a well-traveled wordsmith mapping out the world he’s seen, three chords at a time.” Miller is somehow able to transport us to a shadowy honkytonk and get existential all in the same line with his tightly written compositions.

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John R. Miller

Caleb Caudle

Caleb Caudle’s songs weave their way into the listener’s life, embracing the vast spectrum of emotion between the joy and sadness of our shared experiences. His catalog is a soundtrack to weddings, births, funerals, first dates, road trips, family reunions and long afternoons spent on the porch.

On Forsythia, Caudle’s latest album recorded at the legendary Cash Cabin Studio and produced by John Carter Cash, outsider influences come into play nearly as much as his foundational knowledge of traditional Appalachian folk and other music history. This collection of 10 songs sees Caudle as a master of his craft as a songwriter and musician.

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https://www.calebcaudle.com/

ADDITIONAL CONCERT DETAILS

Gates open to ticket holders at 5:45 p.m. Season pass holders are allowed into the amphitheater 15 minutes early, at 5:30 p.m.

Bring a chair or blanket to sit on. You may bring a coolers or picnic basket, but no alcohol please.

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The Roots of American Music concert series is held in the Blue Ridge Music Center’s spacious outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

To make the experience as safe as possible, please stay at home if you have a fever, cough, aches and pains, loss of smell or taste, difficulty breathing, or are sneezing and coughing.

Concert attendees are asked to maintain six feet of distance between groups throughout the evening, including when standing in line and selecting seating locations in the amphitheater.

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