Ed Miller is a Scottish folk singer. Born and raised in

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, Miller attended the

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for his undergraduate degree prior to moving to the

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in 1968 to complete his graduate work in

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and

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at the

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. Miller is the host of "Across the Pond" on Austin's Sun Radio. He has worked with

Brian McNeill Brian McNeill (born 6 April 1950, Falkirk, Scotland) is a Scottish folk multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and musical director. He was a founding member of Battlefield Band which combined traditional Celtic melodies and new m ...

, John Taylor, Scooter Muse, and Jil Chambless, and is a frequent performer at folk music festivals in the United States. Ed lives in Austin with his wife Nora, and has two daughters, Anna and Maggie.

Discography

Albums

* ''Scottish Voice'' (1993) * ''ive at the Cactus Cafe'' (1995) * ''At Home with the Exiles'' (1995) * ''The Edinburgh Rambler'' (1997) * ''Lowlander'' (2000) * ''Many's the Fine Tale'' (2002) * ''Generations of Change'' (2004) * ''Never Frae My Mind'' (2006) * ''Lyrics of Gold'' (2008) * ''Come awa wi Me'' (2011) * ''Border Background'' (2014) * ''Follow the Music'' (2018)

External links

* ''Songs of Scotland''

Living people Scottish male songwriters Scottish folk singers Scottish radio presenters Scottish expatriate musicians in the United States Year of birth missing (living people) {{singer-songwriter-stub