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Live Review: John R. Miller + Jacob Coley, The Lodge @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester – 20th January 2026

January 26, 2026 NickBarber 0
The Lodge at the Deaf Institute is the smaller of two rooms at Manchester’s long-established venue. In the not-too-recent past, it was a café and a bar – the likes of Jonathan Richman and Hayes Carll […]
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Preview: John R Miller incoming with January 2026 tour dates

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West Virginia-raised songwriter John R. Miller is making his return to the UK for a run of headline shows, as well as an appearance at Celtic Connections in Glasgow. Miller’s music exudes a sense of world-weary […]
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Various Artists “Songs Not Bombs Vol 1”

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A generosity of spirit through the madness. “They say the skies of Lebanon are burning/ Those mighty cedars bleeding in the heat They’re showing pictures on the television/ Women and children dying in the streets” Retaliation […]
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John R. Miller “Heat Comes Down”

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Fine picking, fine listening and great songs. John R. Miller sounds much older than his years on ‘Heat Comes Down’, his second album for Rounder Records. He comes across as the seasoned front porch idler who […]

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