Published: 04/17/2024
As part of the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences Spring 2024 Speaker Series, 成人抖音破解版 welcomes Mohican Native American artist Bill Birdsong Miller and his band to campus at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 18 in Waldron Campus Center’s Power Room, 628 Peach St. The event is free and open to the public.
成人抖音破解版’s Dr. Douglas King will be the special guest opener.
“As part of my Cooney-Jackman professorship, I aim to bring to 成人抖音破解版 Native American scholars, leaders, and artists,” said King. “For this year, I decided to find excellent Native musicians, and that’s how I became aware of Bill Miller. Once I heard Bill’s music—its depth, its power, its passion—my search was over; it was just a matter of getting him to come (then getting people to come hear him play).”
He continued, “While Bill is proudly, thoroughly, and undeniably an artist who is Native American, even apart from that he’s just really good. His music flows from various traditions and styles—folk, blues, gospel, Native, rock, and more—and springs forth into a beauty all its own. Bill Miller’s songs touch his, and our, experiences of sorrow and joy; of confusion and clarity; of nature, people, and God—in short, of what makes us all players in the “glory, jest, and riddle of the world.”
In addition to his evening performance, Miller will also be offering a songwriting workshop at 11 a.m. in Palumbo 3234, and will sample some of his music during the Global Support Office’s Global Coffee Hour at 3 p.m.
This event is being sponsored by the Student Government Association, the Activities Programming Board, The English Honor Society, and the Cooney-Jackman Families.
About Bill Miller:
Bill Miller is a three-time Grammy award-winning songwriter and musician, including Best Native American Music Album “Spirit Wind North” (2010), “Cedar Dream Songs” (2004) and “Sacred Ground – A Tribute to Mother Earth” (2005). He is also the winner of seven Native American Music awards, including Lifetime Achievement (2007), Song of the Year, Single of the Year (2006) Best Male Artist, Songwriter of the Year, Folk Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, and Song of the Year for “Ghost Dance” (1999). He has made various TV appearances, and his artwork has been showcased around the country. In the midst of his abundant artistic life, he is also a sought-after guest speaker at corporate, collegiate and community venues nationwide.