A recent graduate of the University of Michigan School of music, Brad Phillips' musicianship spans a vast range of styles, from bluegrass, celtic, jazz, swing, R & B, new grass and old time fiddle. In 2001 and 2003, he won the Michigan Old Time Fiddle contest, and was a finalist in the first ever ASTA Alternative Styles national competition. Appearing on numerous recordings, including the quadruple Grammy-award winning "Song of Innocence and Experience" by William Bolcom, Brad is quickly becoming Michigan's most sought-after studio fiddler and mandolinist. He has taught for 4 years at the world-renowned Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camps, and taught folk fiddling and improvisation at the International Music Academy in Pilsen, Czech Republic. This coming July, Brad will be a guest instructor at the Berklee String Fling at Berklee College of Music in Boston.With the critically acclaimed band Millish (www.myspace.com/millish), Brad has toured Germany, and all over the US playing some of the country's most prestigious Irish music venues including the Kansas City Irish Festival, Pittsburg Irish Festival, and the Chicago Celtic Fest. Other local venues have included The Ann Arbor Folk Festival, The Ark, and The Blind Pig. The band's first album won two International Acoustic Music Awards prior to its release. This summer, Brad will be getting back in the Millish van for a tour that spans the great 48 to exciting venues such as The Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs, CO, The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Bliss Fest, and for their for shows at the Milwaukee Irish Festival.Brad is based in Ann Arbor with his wife Kayt, and new baby girl Alyson.
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