Randy Miller of Alstead, N.H., has played fiddle and piano at contra dances and Irish sessions nation-wide for more than 40 years. He has recorded six albums of traditional New England and Irish fiddle music. Randy is co-host of several regular Irish music sessions (Hanover and Newport, NH, and Brattleboro, VT), and is the dance fiddler for The Inn at East Hill Farm in Troy, NH. Randy's piano style of backup is influenced by legendary New Englander Bob McQuillen, as well as the playing of Irish accompanists Eleanor Kane Neary and Felix Dolan. Randy is the owner of Fiddlecase Books (founded in 1973), a leading American publisher of traditional melodies, and also teaches. He has led workshops at numerous festivals throughout the U.S. and has been designated a “Master Teacher of Contra Dance Music” by the N.H. State Council on the Arts. Randy’s website is www.fiddlecasebooks.com
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