Concert series detours to Art Affair

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Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band will drop by downtown Urbana at 3 p.m. July 16 for an appearance at Art Affair on the Square. A part of the Champaign County Arts Council’s Concerts in the Park, the concert is free of charge, as is Art Affair.

Daniel Dye, raised in Champaign County, spent a good part of the last decade writing songs as he backpacked his way around the world, living in China, Germany and Poland. After returning to the United States, he began jamming with his nephews and niece, the musical Miller siblings, bringing their sensibilities as young musicians to his own tunes. Over time, sing-a-longs at family get-togethers and weekly gigs at Mechanicsburg’s farm market began growing into something more serious. The Millers, classically trained in the cello, viola and violin, added a more sophisticated sound to Dye’s guitar and harmonica. The banjo, mandolin, accordion and cajon were soon mixed in and the Miller Road Band was officially formed.

Dye’s songs have been influenced by folk, bluegrass, rock, blues, jazz, classical, country and gospel and his tunes combine these genres.

The band’s first album, “Daniel Dye featuring the Miller Road Band,” has gained momentum in central/southwest Ohio with radio airplay on NPR affiliates 91.3 WYSO (Yellow Springs) and 90.5 WCBE (Columbus). The MRB is featured on about half of the 14-song album, while the other half is Dye alone with the banjo or guitar, as he also tours as a solo artist.

Dye and his family created the annual Madden Road Music Festival in Mutual.

Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band
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Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band performs downtown Saturday

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