SCOTT MILLER with David Childers

Doors 7pm / Show 8pm 

Tickets: $15 adv/$17.50 dos (plus sales tax and service fee) 

18+ Valid ID required for entry into venue / Under 18 permitted with parent (Accepted forms of ID: State Issued ID or Driver's License, Military ID, Passport.)

SCOTT MILLER

Americana / Roots-Rock / Singer-Songwriter

ROOTS-ROCK SONGWRITER SCOTT MILLER RETURNS WITH FIRST ALBUM IN FOUR YEARS, LADIES AUXILIARY

“Scott Miller has a remarkable gift for exploring everyday emotion and uncovering the troubles and travails of ordinary folks simply trying to deal with the complexities of the modern world.” – No Depression

Nashville, TN – Fiery roots-rock singer/songwriter Scott Miller will release Ladies Auxiliary, his first album in four years on November, 3rd via F.A.Y. Recordings. Raised on a cattle farm in Virginia, and well versed in topics ranging from Greek mythology to modernist poetry, Miller’s smart songwriting has long been admired by his peers. A founding member of Knoxville based band, the V-Roys, Miller’s raucous style influenced the newer generation of Alt-Country revelry and what’s now known as Americana.

The album title Ladies Auxiliary recognizes that Miler’s backing band on this album is comprised solely of women, including Bryn Davies (bass), Rayna Gellert (fiddle/banjo), Jen Gunderman (keys) Deanie Richardson (fiddle), Megan Carchman (drums) and guitarist Anne McCue who also served as a producer on the album. Miller enlisted McCue as producer after being blown away by her playing in an early tracking session. What transpired reflects the fact that as he has grown away from performing with a full rock band, Miller enjoys collaborating with smart, thoughtful and like-minded musicians who in this case just happened to be women.

The themes running through much of Ladies Auxiliary illustrate Miller’s observations and appreciation for the common man (and woman), the music and characters of his native Appalachia, and his talent for clever storytelling. In an album and live show highlight, “Lo Siento”, Miller takes on the travails of Spanishburg, West Virginia, a dying town recently rejuvenated by the arrival of wealthy retirees streaming down from Northern Virginia. Another character-driven narrative is the haunting “Someday / Sometime”, which deals with the suicide of a young mother leaving behind two 8-year old twin girls. In true Scott Miller fashion, the album also humors us with “Mother In Law” (one of the only two covers on the album) and the original “Jacki With An Eye” about an Augusta County fairground romp.

In 2011 Miller returned to his family land to take care of his aging parents, and to keep the farm alive. When he’s not farming, Miller will be touring this fall with members of the Ladies Auxiliary in support of the new album.

DAVID CHILDERS

Singer and Songwriter David Childers might be the proverbial study in contradictions. A resident of Mount Holly, he’s a former high-school football player with an aw-shucks demeanor, but he’s also a well-read poet and painter who cites Chaucer and Kerouac as influences, fell in love with Folk as a teen, and listens to jazz and opera. Once called the O. Henry of Musicians, each of David's songs is a short story that holds your attention and leaves you wanting more. Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers calls David “a great friend, a great thinker, and a great man … a true North Carolina treasure.”