Michael Millham

An in-demand teacher, Michael maintains studios at Gonzaga University, Spokane Falls Community College, and North Idaho College, as well as nurturing a private studio. A regular soloist and ensemble player, he has been a featured performer for numerous regional festivals including the Northwest Guitar Festival, the Northwest Bach Festival, the Festival at Sandpoint (in concerto work with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra), and Northwest Folklife’s guitar showcase in McCaw hall, among others.

Michael has been profiled in the magazine Acoustic Guitar and was a regular and reputable contributor to the same. He has also written for Guitar Teacher and Play Guitar! magazines. Michael has acted as either an alpha/beta testing endorser or performing artist for Elixir strings, Lowden Guitars, Schoenberg Guitars, Hill Guitars, L.R. Baggs electronics and AER amps among other companies. His duo (with his wife, vocalist Keleren Millham) has given over 2,000 performances at venues ranging from wine bars and house concerts to radio shows, theaters, universities and festivals. They have released 3 CDs featuring their own compositions and provided both documentary and promo reel film soundtracks. A local product, Michael is an alumnus of the Lionel Hampton School of Music-University of Idaho.

A past guest host of the guitar hour, Michael very much looks forward to sharing a lifetime of collected guitar fine points, lore, and recordings during his stewardship of the beloved show further into the new millennium.