consists of Michael Miller on classical guitar & David Rowe on hammer dulcimer.  Home is Upstate SC.  Formed in September, 1991, they have been featured at festivals, special events & colleges in both Carolinas & Virginia.

Michael is a graduate of the University of Georgia (bachelor & master degrees in music), & has studied under Christopher Parkening, John Sutherland, & Christopher Berg.  In addition to performances throughout the Southeast, he has been featured on the SC Public Radio program, "The Attentive Ear."   For over a decade he taught in the Music Dept. at Presbyterian College, & has also taught at Converse & USC-Upstate.  In 2005 he shifted his attention to younger students, & launched the “Child Bloom” program in Spartanburg.

David's early experience was in folk & rock bands as bassist & guitarist.  He is a graduate of Winthrop University (bachelor of music ed) & Erskine Theological Seminary.  The sound & history of the hammer dulcimer attracted his attention while at Seminary, & he made it his principal instrument in 1990.  Besides performances at many local churches & retreats, he has also taught at Presbyterian & Converse Colleges, as well as privately.  In 2005 he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree for his work in ministry & music.  David has served as pastor of the A.R. Presbyterian Church in Blacksburg, SC since 1989.

Their programs include classical, celtic, old time, & hymn arrangements, as well as original compositions.  They perform for concerts, weddings (service & reception), business receptions & parties, informances, & special Church events.  Appearances include:

CBS This Morning segue  Piccolo Spoleto Festival  Colonial Williamsburg  Biltmore House  USC-Spartanburg  USC-Union  Virginia Tech

To contact Michael & David:  Miller - Rowe Music PO Box 111 Pauline, SC  29374 1-888-645-7693 (MILROWE)  1-864-585-5774  mmiller@miller-rowe.com

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