Kevin Milner

Kevin was raised in a small town in Northern Kentucky and discovered folk music through his mother’s record collection. His days were spent listening to Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and his musical idol, Leonard Cohen. He began writing poetry in his early teens and after picking up the guitar in his early 20’s, he combined the two and developed a passion for songwriting. Kevin considers songwriting a beautiful puzzle. Every word is obsessed over; every note played hundreds of times until the song is in its most perfect form. Songwriting is a difficult, emotional, and at times, manic process for Milner but the end result is nothing short of magical.

The father of four now lives near Dayton, OH where he frequently performs with his band OPA. Kevin was voted the Dayton songwriter of the year in 2015 and has had the honor of opening for fantastic songwriters like John Moreland, Ellis Paul, and Griffin House. He has released three albums independently and is incredibly excited to be working with Thinkroot Records on his fourth.