PORT TOWNSEND — Internationally known fiddler and teacher Rodney Miller is on his way here for a house-concert-style gathering at the Quimper Grange Hall, 1219 Corona St., this coming Wednesday.
Alongside pianist Jeff Spero, Miller will step up at 7:30 p.m.
Admission will be a suggested $20 donation — “or what you can,” said organizer Libby Reid. Children and teens will be admitted free.
“Rodney Miller has always been one of my favorite fiddlers, since first hearing him in the early 1980s at Centrum’s Festival of American Fiddle Tunes,” she added.
“His New England-style fiddling, while used primarily for contra dancing, is also super fun to listen to.
“I love the way he improvises within the tunes and still keeps their original form.”
Reid said she’s eager to hear Miller with Spero, whom she called one of the premier dance pianists on the West Coast. Spero plays with a number of bands including the Syncopaths.
This is a concert, not a dance, however, so Reid said people will have a chance to fully tune in to the pair’s playing.
Miller, the artist laureate for the state of New Hampshire, has served on the Fiddle Tunes faculty at Port Townsend’s Fort Worden State Park many times, most recently this past summer.
He’s “phenomenal,” Reid said, noting that Miller was named a Master Fiddler by the National Endowment for the Arts; has toured the United States, the British Isles, Australia and Denmark; and has recorded about 10 albums.
To reserve seats at Wednesday’s show, contact Reid at lreid@cablespeed.com or 360-301-3584, and to find out more about Miller, see www.rodneymiller.net.
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Features Editor Diane Urbani de la Paz can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5062, or at diane.urbani@peninsuladailynews.com.
