Trish Miller from Greenfield Center, New York. Photo by Connie Hume RETURN to ARTIST DIRECTORY

NAME: Trish Miller CULTURE: Irish American with ties to Virgina and upstate New York GENRE: Traditional and original songs, tunes and dances, especially barn dance music REGION: Capital Region COUNTY: Saratoga BIO: Trish Miller has been teaching and performing Appalachian clogging since 1980. She also plays guitar, banjo, and a little ukulele. Trish is a dance caller and country dance choreographer. Her stepping style is rooted in the southern mountains mixed with some steps from tap and Celtic repertoires. As a member of the Green Grass Cloggers, from Asheville, North Carolina, she toured throughout the United States and internationally. For the past decade, she has appeared with the band Quickstep. She also teaches banjo at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Trish and her husband, John Kirk, are teaching artists in school music and dance programs. They lead music workshops and dances for all ages at festivals and parties. DISCOGRAPHY: Recordings with John Kirk and Trish Miller include: Quicksteppin (1997, Quickstep Music) Fly Around (2000, Quickstep Music) Fiddle Tunes of the North Country (2002, Quickstep Music) Lessons and Carols (2006, Quickstep Music) Shuffle About (2007, Quickstep Music) Trish has made recordings with the label A Gentle Wind, which are recordings for young children. With John Kirk, the CD Big Rock Candy Mountain (2004), won three national awards — Parent’s Choice, Library Association and Children’s Web award. Trish has contributed vocally and instrumentally to various other singer-songwriters and collective artists recordings. LISTEN to “Shippie’s Ledge” (.mp3) WEBSITE: www.johnandtrish.com CONTACT: john@johnandtrish.com or telephone (518)581-0255

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