Nashville, Tenn. (October 21, 2024) — Melton & Miller Music is excited to announce the release of “Ghosts of Galway Bay,” a new single from 2024 IBMA Songwriter of the Year nominee Milan Miller. Written by Beth Husband and Milan, the song offers a haunting glimpse of an Irish immigrant’s famine-era story, the struggles of surviving in a new country, and a lament for friends and family members that were left behind.
In addition to Milan (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin), the track features Aubrey Haynie (Fiddle), Buddy Melton (Upright Bass) and Scott Vestal (Banjo).
“Ghosts of Galway Bay” is on the current Bluegrass Today Top 20 Song Chart after debuting the previous week at #10.
An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Milan often jokes that he first moved to Nashville in 1999 because he “heard they were running out of guitar players.” Still, with a wry southern wit and his trusty tenor voice, he has built a reputation as an adept artist, songwriter, and collaborator. Traveling the world, Milan has made appearances at venues ranging from Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater to Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, California, and from the Grand Ole Opry to Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops Orchestra.
In addition to his recent standout solo recordings that include Trout Don’t Live in Ugly Places, Callie Calling, Ruby Still Falls, Talking to Myself, Coon Dog Cemetery and Distractions, Milan’s songs have been recorded by some of the biggest names in bluegrass, including Balsam Range, Lonesome River Band, Steep Canyon Rangers, Terry Baucom, Tim O’Brien, Buddy Melton, Sam Bush, Missy Armstrong, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Unspoken Tradition, Irene Kelley, Junior Sisk, Songs from the Road Band, the Grascals and many others. Along the way, he has scored thirty-seven number one songs in the genre, over four dozen others that have graced the top twenty, two nominations for Song of the Year, and was named the Songwriter of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2020.
“Ghosts of Galway Bay” is streaming now at all major platforms and available to radio programmers at Airplay Direct.
For more information on Milan Miller, please visit www.milanmillermusic.com.
