His only Danish appearance in 2026
John R Miller is a well-hyphenated artist: a singer-songwriter-picker. Every song on his debut solo album Depreciated (2021) is full of complicated puns and indelible pictures.
One of Miller's biggest fans through many years, the roots music hero Tyler Childers, has described him as "a well-travelled wordsmith, who maps out the world he has seen, three chords at a time."
John R. Miller has his roots in the Shenandoah Valley in West Virginia and grew up in a mess of religious tradition and small town life. Drawn early on to music, from radio hits to punk and on to old-time music and traditional fiddle music in West Virginia, until he found inspiration in John Prine, Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Bobby Charles’ swamp pop and J.J. Cale's Tulsa Sound.
As a teenager, he played in church halls and local clubs, but the road soon led him away from his native town. Life as a constantly touring musician took its toll, costing John R. Miller relationships and long periods of depression, and substance abuse. But the music was also what saved him and finally won through.
His two latest albums, Heat Comes Down (2023) and Heat Comes Down (Deluxe) (2025) touch on topics like angst, sleeplessness and existential crises, but also hope and healing. His blend of cosmic country, late night blues, classic americana and folk rock has been thrown up by his life's experiences, good and bad. At Tønder Festival you will see and hear an artist who can temper life's bitter blows with poetic insight, backed by a superb band who help bring energy and authenticity to the music.
Tønder Festival is John R. Miller's only Danish appearance in 2026.
