Performance Date: Feb. 16, 2007
The Bill Miller show went quite well - almost a sellout. Bill's visit to the Lac Du Flambeau tribe went very well - he got the kids involved with drumming and then featured them on stage for his mini concert. I wish we could have found a way to get him to the other tribes in our area, but it's tough to get any momentum going. Thanks for your arrangements with this
Jim Nuttall, Theatre Director, Nicolet College - Rhinelander, WI

Performance Date: Nov. 8, 2006
Bill Miller’s visit was awesome. Our students really enjoyed the lecture and the concert. We even had community members drive as far as 5 hours to come to the concert. Some students mentioned how Bill is so down to earth even when he is a Grammy Award Winner. It was great having back on campus. Thanks for all your help.
Alex Piedras, Director of Multicultural Affairs, Grand View College - Des Moines, IA

Performance Date: Nov. 9, 2006
We had a great time. He was delightful. We really enjoy the music and the workshop was very informative. Thanks for all you do.
Gail Tolbert, Multicultural Education Administrative Assistant, University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA

Performance Date: October 28, 2006
My friend, Craig Bickhardt, had the pleasure and privilege of opening for Bill Miller at Tin Angel Sunday night. I can tell you that after 35 years in the music business, I have never met such a true gentleman as Bill Miller. In addition to putting on an extraordinary show, he treated Craig like a true gentleman, and we both really, really appreciate it. Bill is the kind of rare artist and gentleman that makes us remember why we all stared in this crazy business. Please pass along our thanks to Bill!!
Larry Ahearn - SongGallery

Performance Date: Oct. 26, 2006
The show was awesome! Bill was so great, we will definitely have him back someday. He actually came a day early and spoke to our students and sang a song for them, he has such a powerful story to tell and it shows through his music. The students, staff and faculty loved having him here. Thank you for all your help.
Amy Erickson, Center for Career Development, Leech Lake Tribal College - Cass Lake, MN

Performance Date: Sept. 30, 2006
We were delighted with Bill's two performances at the Saratoga Native American Festival. His audiences were spellbound, moved by his musicianship,his wonderful voice, and the deep spiritual and cultural content of his entire presentation. He received standing ovations after each of his sets. As a measure of how he managed to touch everyone, even our professional sound engineer, who has been working concerts for many years said that he'd never experienced anything like it before. Bill lived up to our expectations and surpassed them. Our attendance figures for Saturday, the day Bill performed, were about 5,500. Having such headliners as Bill and Joanne Shenandoah certainly helped us reach that number of attendees, as well as it being one of the few sunny weekend days over the past few months.
Joe Bruchac, Director, Native American Music & Arts Festival, Saratoga, NY

Performance Date: September 2, 2006
Bill was great! We had a very good turn out of students, faculty/staff and community members. We do evaluations at each event we hold and overwhelming, our community would like Bill to return to campus soon. Bill mentioned that he’d be interested in doing a residency with us where he would teach one or two classes in addition to giving a concert. I’d like to look into setting something like that up for next year.
Christana Johnson, Director Multicultural Affairs, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV

Performance Date: June 30, 2006
Bill's visit couldn't have been more perfect. I drew the long straw and had the honor of transporting him around--it was a true pleasure. The concert was fantastic. Great connection with the audience and lots of positive energy being sent his way. Could have sold 2-3x the number of CDs, but hopefully people will go out to the website and order them. Some good contacts made for future opportunities in our area as well. Look forward to his return!!!! Of course, there is the issue of the birthday cake, but you will have to ask him about that. I did send him some, protected with dry ice. :-)
Lynn Dyer, Tourism Director, Mesa Verde National Park - Mesa Verde, CO

Performance Date: April 25, 2006
Bill Miller's performance was GREAT!!!!!! We absolutley loved him and so did the audience. I am encourageing my sorority to bring him back again becasue we we so impressed and we enjoyed the performance so much. Thank you again.
Catrina Clayton, Programmer for Sorority, Bradley University - Peoria, IL

Performance Date: February 8, 2006
The Bill Miller show was awesome. By far our best Live @ Lunch this school year. We had a lot of non students turn out for the show and a lot were singing along. So there's a pretty good fan base here in St. Cloud. Bill was awesome, talked to everyone that came up to him, signed things, and whatnot. Thanks again,
Justin Helker, Center Stage Coordinator, Saint Cloud State University - Saint Cloud, MN

Performance Date: February 8, 2006
Bill is an excellent performer as well as a speaker. He did have time to stay at our reception and talk with every students and even guests. Many of our students will carry this day and their time with Bill, for the rest of their lives.
Jim Knudson, American Indian Center , Saint Cloud State University in Saint Cloud, MN

Performance and Lecture Date: November 11, 2005
As expected, Bill was marvelous. His performance still has people talking about it and wondering if we could bring him back. The only complaint was that people wished he could have played for an additional couple of hours!! The workshop that he gave was also a real special opportunity for our students. His message was very personal, understandable and powerful. The students reported that Bill's talk was one of the most educational experiences that they have encountered. Thank you again House and you were especially great to work with. Thank you for your patience and flexibility. I am sure we will be working together again in the future!
Lisa Blackford, Diversity/Academic Advisor, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI

Performance Date: December 1, 2005
Bill Miller is wonderful!! He had the entire audience crying and other hugging each other. His story was sooooo powerful and of course his music was great. I was worried about how my students would react to him talking so much. I worried in vain, they loved him.
Pat Singleton-Young, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC

Performance and Lecture Date: November 16, 2005
Bill had a wonderful day yesterday, he told me !! He’s so down-to-earth and laid back. It was a pleasure spending the day with him. The flute workshop was well attended — they were very interested and engaged. The afternoon session was packed – the reconciliation workshop – and, again, he was awesome. He told it like it was – and I know the students appreciate that approach. And – well, what can I say about his performance in the evening? Terry and Mike, a couple locals that Bill has performed with in the past, joined him, we got him a nice sound system and he really impressed everyone with his wortes and music. It was so engaging and I hope to work with you again next year to bring him back to campus. I’ll have to submit a grant application around the first of September, so put me on the list to contact in August with prices and then I can have more time to plan and get money ! :)
Cindy Killion, Associate Professor Mass Communication, Winona State University in Winona, MN

Performance and Lecture Date: November 14, 2005
I was truly impressed with Bill's performance. I enjoyed the company and the show. He has a story to tell that should encourage others. Would you please thank Bill for coming to our campus and let him know that we would love to have him back in the future.
Bobbi John Jeanette, Diversity Advocate, Illinois State University - Normal, IL

Performance Date: November 10, 2005
Everything was great. Got to know Bill well in just a couple days. His talk was VERY moving to all in attendance, and his concert was awesome. He got a standing “O” . Thanks for all your help.
Ken DeLong, Advisor, Montcalm Community College - Sidney, MI

Performance Date: November 4, 2005
For those of us that met Bill and were able to talk with him we were truly honored that he shared his life and stories as well as his wisdom with us. Bill is a wonderful man and I believe he touched the souls of many that day. One hour is just not enough time for the students to really get into asking questions as Bill has a lot to talk about. I do not know how much the instructors actually communicated with Bill. We would be interested to hear his reaction to his visit and tell us if expectations were met, not met and what he would like to see done differently. He is a great musician and delivered a great message. It was good for students to hear that a degree will not give them the mastery they need for their art: experience and age as well as persistance makes you a master. As far as myself, from the Diversity Center, working with you - you were great! Very personable and you always got back to us immediately when we had questions or concerns. You were very easy to work with. As I said I would be really appreciative to hear what Bill's experience was. Thank you for all you did. I am hoping that we can someday work with you again.
Darlene Fossum-Martin, Program Assistant, Diversity Center, Luther College, IA

Performance Date: October 11, 2005
Bill's lecture and concert were both phenomenal. He was extremely genuine, down-to-earth, kind, easy going and funny. He's been the talk of campus for the last week. Everyone really enjoyed listening to his lecture and learning about his life, where he came from, and the obstacles he's overcome to get where he is today. They've made comments about how he is a "real person" and not some Grammy winner that didn't have time to relate to other people. The concert was excellent as well. From his song selection, drone flute playing to his stories in between we couldn't have asked for more. The audience was extremely grateful for the college hosting such an event and I know a number that are going to travel to Northland College in Ashland, WI to hear him play again. One other note of importance...for the last song (Knockin' on Heaven's Door) Bill called up a student from the audience to sing with him. She really was grateful for such an experience and she said it's something she'll never forget. Just thought I'd paste her post from Bill's website.

Dear Mr. Miller,
This is Becky Kataja. I just had to tell you how much of an honor it was to sing with you at your concert at GCC!!! It was an amazing experience. I can't thank you enough! You are an inspiration to all and I thank you for sharing your life with all of us. Good luck on your upcoming tours. You will be in my prayers(no joke, I will pray for you.) Well, I'm sure that you're busy so I'll let you go now... Thank you again for the wonderful experience.

Sincerely,
Becky

Thanks ~Dayle
Dayle L. Jackson, Director, Student Support Services, Gogebic Community College, MI

Residence Date: September 13, 14, 15, 2005
Bill was awsome. The students loved him. The attendance was about what we had expected from non students, yet all our students were all there and got a lot out of the experiance. We got to spend a lot of time with him and he was so personable that the students felt comfortable approaching him and talking. The concert was amazing and his lectures spoke so deeply to all of us. Thank you so much for helping me put the program together. I am hoping he will be willing to come back again sometime. If you get the chance to talk to him please let him know I am mailing his package back to him today and let me know if he has any comments about his experiance here.
Jessica Sides, Dircetor, Native American Program, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC

Performance Date: September 30, 2005
Hi George – the Bill Miller visit was fantastic! The workshops were great – the students loved him. And the audience was floored by his performance on Friday night. It was a total success. I am equally moved by his music and his character. We would definitely love to have him back again. Thanks for helping to make this happen!
Andy Krikun, Instructor of Music and Music Business and Chair, Center for the Study of Intercultural Understanding, Bergen Community College, NJ

I can sum up the whole experience with one word,WOW! Bill's concert was amazing. His music was unique, real and easy to relate to. His skill with guitar was also very impressive. Last night was a great experience and one I will not soon forget.
Lynette Emanuel, General Ed. / Native American Studies Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

Bill was wonderful! What a positive role model for our students as well as the non-native students. Apparently he has quite a following through his website …. I answered tons of calls for three weeks on location, directions, and cost from people that had seen his website and wanted to be here. We set up 200 chairs for the concert and I think they were all full. He spoke to an art class in the morning and they loved him. I didn’t know he was an artist, too! I told him he could easily develop a whole course on his life’s experiences. He’s an excellent speaker and really engages the audience.
Sharon Cloud, Native American Center Advisor - University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Bill was one of the kindest people I’ve ever met. He called me after the show just to tell me how much he enjoyed performing on our campus/working with me. I've never had a performer do that. I was enamored with him. No wonder he has excelled in his career and personal life.
Aleesha Drost, Student Activities Dir. Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

Bill Miller's performance was wonderful. The audience was very responsive to his lecture part, and thoroughly enjoyed the music. Hopefully, he might consider returning here some day.
Christine Smits, Student Life Management Assistant – Northeast WI Tech

Bill was a smashing hit. In the nine years of serving at North Central University, I have never observed such an outstanding chapel event. Bill was amazing and the audience response was fantastic. Three standing ovations....need I say more.
Dan Call, North Central University

Many of the students said that they have never seen a more talented guitar player than Bill Miller. The students were impressed, not only because Bill was a Grammy winner but because he was a superb show. Bill was very friendly and easy going. He was very easy to work with, as are all of your performers. Bill also brought his son, Jacob, with him to Northland. Jacob performed with Bill on a song, I feel that was an added bonus. I could tell the audience really liked that. Thanks again for all your work in helping me bring Bill here for a successful event!
Christy Van Wey - Northland College - Multi-cultural Coordinator

"Bill Miller was a smashing hit. In the nine years of serving at North Central University, I have never observed such an outstanding chapel event. Bill was amazing and the audience response was fantastic. Three standing ovations....need I say more."
Dan Call, North Central University

Bill is such an incredibly talented person. I really enjoyed his performance along with other community members. We had a group of sixth and seventh graders from local schools, a few people from a local retirement village, and of course, faculty staff and student from PSH. Please let him know how much Penn State Harrisburg enjoyed a lovely afternoon visit with him.
Lois Cochran, Penn State, Harrisburg

The concert with Bill Miller, Gathering Thunder and Jim Beer was inspired. Bill connects with his audience in a personal, spiritual way and the synergy that existed with this concert in particular was magnetic. He received a sustained and standing ovation. And, I continue to hear from people who were deeply moved by the performance. Because of the collaborative nature of the concert, the performance was imbued with a special energy and joy. This culminated a week in which Bill managed to deftly, and graciously, navigate diverse classes from Race and Gender to an American Music Survey. The racial reconciliation workshop was particularly moving as Bill generously shared with the group his own background and personal struggle to reconcile with his father in order to begin his important work as a catalyst for Native American reconciliation. I was humbled to be his campus guide and thrilled to welcome him back to Oswego. Bill touches hearts and souls in intangible ways and he is a musician and artist non pareil.
Mary Avrakotos, SUNY (NY)

"Bill was absolutely wonderful! The program was great and the audience was involved and really enjoyed it. Bill's stories were as entertaining as his music! I would love to have him back in the spring if his schedule permits and if the funding is available. Thank you for everything!"
Chris Clardy, Multicultural Advocate - Austin Peay State University (TN)

"Bill was excellent. Everyone had nothing but great comments about him. He moved people to tears with his speaking and singing. Last year he was here at MTU and because of that we now have four young students playing instruments and looking to start their own band. Bill is truly an inspiration for people of all ages and demographics."
Lori Sherman, Coord. of Native American Outreach - Michigan Technological University (Houghton)

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