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Here’s the press release:
www.valoriemiller.com
www.myspace.com/valoriemiller
http://cdbaby.com/cd/valoriemiller4
www.dreamguitars.com
Valorie Miller CD Release Celebration at Dream Guitars on Nov 1st
(Weaverville, NC) Longstanding Asheville Singer/ Songwriter Valorie Miller has recently release a new CD, Autumn Eyes. Dream Guitars in Weaverville, NC will be hosting her CD release celebration on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 7pm. Valorie is also performing live in Studio B on WNCW on Halloween, tune in to 88.7 to check her out on air.
Valorie Miller has plenty of accolades in the world of songwriting: top finalist in the 2007 Great American Song Contest, a recent invitation to play at New York City’s renowned folk club, The Bitter End, and even fan mail from Lucinda Williams herself. But to Valorie, the hallmark of personal success is the intensity with which her fans become attached to her songs. One fan recently had his favorite of her songs played his mother’s memorial service. Another sustained a life threatening injury while deep in the wilderness alone, and later wrote her to say that playing her songs over and over in his head gave him the strength to get himself out alive.
To her fans, Miller’s songs are more than entertainment, they are vitally important touchstones. This phenomenon inspires her to keep touring, writing and recording. Her current release, “Autumn Eyes”, masterfully delivers her newest material with the trademarks that everyone who loves her music has come to expect: beautiful guitar picking, a genuine and singular voice, and heart-wrenching lyrics. This woman is a songwriter’s songwriter, and she inhabits the Americana music scene like a true native. For more about Valorie Miller visit www.valoriemiller.com.
FYI: The release party at Dream Guitars is a limited seating house concert. If you want to go you have to purchase tickets in advance by calling 658-9795.
Have you gotten to hear "Autumn Eyes" yet? It really is fantastic, as are all of Valorie’s CDs. And Jason Krekel (of my band Mad Tea Party) plays some killer electric guitar on one track.
Thanks for posting about this show!
Ami