On Stage 7/5- Hannah Miller

Hannah Miller was born and raised in the Deep South by two very deep Southerners who taught her the value of simplicity, the meaning of love, and the advantage of growing up without a television.  She taught herself to play guitar in high school, but did not embark on her life’s musical mission until after graduating from college in 2003 (Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC).

She now makes her home in Columbia, SC, where she has, in only four short years, made some serious inroads in her musical career, starting with her first full length record, produced by Grammy Award winner Mitch Dane.  The record boasts an astounding degree of depth and maturity for a freshman LP; on it Dane and Miller have crafted gorgeous sonic landscapes befitting of Miller’s smoky, velveteen vocals. Of the new record Miller says, “I wanted an album that everyone who hears it can find themselves in, and I think we accomplished that.  The music is authentic, and listeners immediately identify that.”  Released in January, 2008, the record has already found a wide audience, and is receiving airplay on college and independent radio throughout the Southeast.

Miller has also found herself sharing the stage with an impressive cast of characters, including Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, Langhorne Slim, The Whigs, Steven Delopoulos, and Katie Herzig.  In August of 2008, she was selected as a finalist in the Mountain Stage Newsong Competition; and with features and glowing reviews in publications such as Performing Songwriter, The State Newspaper, Southeast Performer, Skirt Magazine, and the Free Times, Ms. Miller is off to a great start, and shows no signs of slowing down soon.