About the Publisher
Owner Randy Miller of Alstead, NH co-founded Fiddlecase Books® in 1973. He began playing the fiddle at the age of 22, and has played fiddle and piano at contra dances and Irish sessions throughout New England and nationwide for more than 40 years.
Not only is Randy a leading American publisher of traditional melodies, he also maintains a busy schedule playing for dances, concerts, Irish sessions, and teaching fiddle. He has led workshops at numerous festivals throughout the United States and was designated a Master Teacher of Contra Dance Music by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.
Randy is co-host of several regular Irish music sessions in the Connecticut River Valley and is the dance fiddler for The Inn at East Hill Farm in Troy, New Hampshire. He has recorded four albums of traditional New England and Irish fiddle music. Randy and guitarist Roger Kahle make up the band, Shindy, performing at dances, festivals, sessions, and weddings.
Not only is Randy a leading American publisher of traditional melodies, he also maintains a busy schedule playing for dances, concerts, Irish sessions, and teaching fiddle. He has led workshops at numerous festivals throughout the United States and was designated a Master Teacher of Contra Dance Music by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.
Randy is co-host of several regular Irish music sessions in the Connecticut River Valley and is the dance fiddler for The Inn at East Hill Farm in Troy, New Hampshire. He has recorded four albums of traditional New England and Irish fiddle music. Randy and guitarist Roger Kahle make up the band, Shindy, performing at dances, festivals, sessions, and weddings.