COYLE — Blues and folk singer Eric Miller of Seattle, writer of songs such as “The Ghost of Jack Kerouac,” “Good Strong Coffee” and “Hopeful Lover’s Song,” will arrive on the Coyle Peninsula this Saturday night.
Along with harmony vocalist-percussionist Anna Miller and upright bass player Sabu Miyata, Eric Miller will mix traditional and original songs at 7:30 p.m. at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road. Admission is by donation to the all-ages concert.
“There’s not really any other recording artist quite like Eric Miller . . . [he] has such a wide range of musical style and lyrical subject matter that he pretty much defies comparison,” notes music journalist James Riordan, author of the best-selling Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison.
Miller started out as a drummer in various rock bands in Grass Valley, Calif., but soon moved to Seattle to develop his own sound.
These days he plays guitar, piano, ukulele and harmonica, and seeks to be a musical storyteller in the spirit of Tom Waits, Randy Newman and Bob Dylan. Miller’s pair of albums are “There Is Nothing for You Here” from 2009 and “City Lights” released this past September.
“Be prepared for a full evening of amazing music,” said Norm Johnson, who booked Miller and band for his series of concerts, typically held on the third Saturday of the month at Coyle’s community hall.
For more details and directions, phone 360-765-3449 or 206-459-6854 or email johnson5485@msn.com. Information about the venue also awaits at www.HazelPoint.info, while Miller’s site is www.EricMillerSongs.com.
