"Dancing with Preacher" - Listen to New Single Release!

Singer/Songwriters Angie Miller and Tony Denikos have found inspiration in a recently published collection of memoirs from Angie’s father, Mike Miller, entitled Pot Au Feu et Lagniappe. The stories touch on family, insecurity, alcoholism, Catholicism, racism, cars, and dogs. Told with a strong southern voice, these evocative reflections are alternately heartbreaking, hilarious, and insightful. Angie and Tony are collaborating to retell these stories in music and create an additional path to the lush landscapes and emotions of Mike Miller’s work.

Angie says, “The rich language and vivid scenes he created seemed like perfect fodder for songwriting, so I asked permission to attempt a song based on one of his stories. Dad was thrilled at the idea. I contacted Tony Denikos, a close friend and colleague who is also one of my dad’s favorite songwriters. He agreed to join me in the project.”

This first single, “Dancing With Preacher,” is based on a short vignette about Angie’s grandparents, Elaine and Edwin (AKA "Preacher”), meeting for the first time at a dance hall near Opelousas, Louisiana. Angie's father admits that the details of that first dance were largely drawn from his imagination, but "Toby's Oak Grove" and its atmosphere were real. It could have happened that way. Tony suggested the opening line, “Opelousas is boring” (typical Tony Denikos wry humor) and Angie added, “but Tommy Dorsey is touring.” And back and forth it went. Thus the first song in this upcoming collection came together in ping-pong fashion. “Dancing With Preacher” is available now on all streaming platforms.

Recorded by Scott Smith at the Wood and Stone Room, the song features Angie and Tony on guitar and vocals, Buddy Griffin on pedal steel, Scott Smith on bass, and Jen Smith on backing vocals.

"Pot Au Feu et Lagniappe" collection of stories by Mike Miller is available on Amazon.com.