September/October

Hello and welcome to the September and October Edition of my Newsletter. I'm happy to announce my CD 'Trip to Dingle' completely sold out and I decided to do the re-release with extra tracks and 12 page booklet. It's only been out a couple weeks and I still need to get on the publicity vehicle and drive it everywhere. It's already up on itunes and all and you can also purchase it direct from me on my website. It has also been re-mastered buy guitar legend Michael Fix. Michael is also a recording engineer and producer of fine quality. You can visit him here

You Can purchase my music direct from me  here if you like.



I hope to soon have my own mp3 download store as well.
I Still have quite a few tracks left for my 3rd full length CD and am slowly working on that too so I will keep you posted.

The first ever Australian Celtic music awards will take place in 2013 and they have just started their new website, it will be updated over the coming months with more artists and information. As most of you know I'm nominated for some of the wards, fingers crossed!
Their website can be visited here http://www.acma.giservices.com.au/


GIGS
My Next solo gig is at the coast acousitc Festival on Sunday 23rd September at 11.00am. It is at Broadwater Park lands Southport QLD.  You can see the artist lists for both Saturday and Sunday hereI'm looking forward to the Festival very much, Lets hope for some fine weather.


'Nearly all Irish' is a show I'm doing with Irishman Mick Mchugh and Jack O'Leary. It's a great concert filled with song stories and some onstage banter. I'm really proud to be involved with this one. The next show is at Tallebudgera Hall on Friday 12th October 7.00pm. Advance tickets $16 or $20 at the door. go to KJ Promo for details.  Tickets can be booked at MOSHTIX. This will be a most enjoyable night full of variety

                      
                     

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Peter Miller
Po Box 8533 GCMC Bundall
Queensland Australia 9726

April May Ramblings

Hello Everyone, I hope all is well. April and May was a little quiet musically for me. However I did share the stage with Australian icon Kavisha Mazzella at Montsalvat in Victoria. It's a great venue and I once saw the classical guitarist John Williams playing there on a TV show. I always wanted to play there.It's an old Artists colony and it sill has resident artists staying there. painters, Luthiers and all other kinds of art.

  I also for the 2nd year in a row played the Australian Celtic festival. It was great to be involved in this event in the town of Glen Inness , New South Wales.

Fans of Richard Gilewitz in Aus/NZ would be happy to know he has returned. It's his 2nd tour of Australia.

And Michael Fix is forever keeping busy bringing a guitar show to all parts of the globe.

 Sadly I had to knock back an opportunity to perform in Ireland once again, The cost of the airfare which coincided with the Olympics was far too expensive for me to justify going over for that time. Although I would have flown into Dublin, it seems all fares to that corner of the globe were pushed quite high unless you got in very early.
However, I will return to Eire. It's my 2nd home!!

John Spillane made a short visit to Australia, It's his 3rd tour I do believe. He's a gas character and I always love to join him for a tune or two.

My good buddy Mick McHugh has just finished a tour with Ralph McTell. He had a cracking tour!!!
http://mickmchugh.com/

http://www.ralphmctell.co.uk/

One of my Favorite guitar players Phil Keaggy had a short stay in hospital and I'm glad he is now well.... Thanks for the tunes Mr Keaggy!


Hope you enjoyed this little read and I will keep on playing and writing new tunes for as long as I'm breathing... yours in music,

PM
www.peter-miller.com

Guitar Tuition DVD

Hi Everyone, For fans of rich sounding fingerstyle guitar with alternative tunings I highly recommend Simon Fox's new DVD. It comes in a 3 disc package.
Here is the link to his page

He has many other tuition sources on his site as well.
Stop by and have a visit, He'd love to hear from you



He's an amazingly clean and accurate player.

Cygnet Folk Festival

I was very honoured to be able to play the 30th Anniversary of the cygnet folk festival. It was great. USA guitar legend Dale Miller made his first visit down-under. Other highlights were Kavisha Mazzella , The Lamplights, Steve and Marjorie Gadd, Silkweed, Miles to go Band, Nano Stern, Kym Pitman band and many more. Cygnet is in a Beautiful part of the world in Southern Tasmania. On my Second show I asked flute player Brian Owens to join me and we played a couple tunes together. what a gas!! I hope to return and hope the festival goes on and on for years to come....

January News snippet

Hello everyone, Happy New year.
Let's hope 2012 will be a great year full of music and I hope you enjoyed the celebrations.
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I'll be playing at the 30th Cygnet folk festival in Tasmania on 6th-8th January. I'm really looking forward to being back in the lovely town. I'm also doing a spot at a showcase night at The Lark in Hobart on Thursday night (5th).Looking forward to seeing Kavisha Mazzella, Dale Miller, The Lamplights and many more playing.

Then on Friday 13th January 6.30 pm I'm opening for a friend at her CD launch. It's at Mandala Arts at Mermaid beach. It's the old 3 worlds shop. After my spot I'm sitting in with a band called Natures Orchestra. Then Kate's band (Leopold's treat) will do their thing.

I've also got another spot on the 1st February working with the local council and supplying some entertainment in old Southport town

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Remember to keep an eye out for some 2012 shows in Australia.
Guitarist Richard Gilewitz is returning, Mick McHugh is supporting the legend Ralph McTell on his tour and hopefully you will see me again too.Pierre Bensusan is also returning to Australia. Beoga the Irish trad band are coming back downunder, They are brilliant a real driving force in Irish trad. They get a massive sound live. The Pogues are returning but it's unclear weather Shane MacGowan will be with them. I hope he is travelling with them and is in good health and spirits.

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CAPOS
I'm still using the G7th Capos and just recieved a new model to try out. It's called the Newport. It's a very small lightweight capo and works great. The G7ths models all look great and you can order a customised one with your own logos etc if you want to. G7th Capos
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My friend Dan Hannaford had his CD launch the other day in Byron bay and I went down for that. I really enjoyed it and hope he has a long successful career.
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In the words of John Spillane-
"Please God may I see you all again, Where? in the future that's where."