“From her soul-baring opening track “Beautiful Mistake” to the great horns on the closing track “The Lighthouse,” she will take you on a musical journey that’s well worth the ticket.”
— Bob Sutcliffe - Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City Blues Society
Kelsey Miles
BLUES . SOUL . ROCK
With one of the biggest voices in the midwest, acoustic guitar in hand, and harmonica at her fingertips, Kelsey Miles delivers high-energy shows of blues, rock, and soul. She will take you on a musical celebration of the soul; where you'll laugh, cry, sing along, and dance the night away.
2024 Harmonica Player of the Year Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award nomination
2024 Female Vocalist of the Year Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award nomination
2023 Blues Artist of the Year Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award nomination
2022 Female Vocalist of the Year, Madison Area Music Awards (MAMAs)
2020, 2019, 2018 'Best of Madison' silver and bronze blues singer
2020, 2019 Blues Performer of the Year, Madison Area Music Awards (MAMAs)
2019 'Best of Madison' silver singer-songwriter
2018 female vocalist of the year nominee, Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards (WAMI) and Madison Area Music Awards (MAMAs)
2018 WAMI Award winning song for Warrior Songs Album
“It’s not just her message. It’s her impact on society and on everyone around her that needs her positive energy. She connects with people and she brings them to a higher level of encouragement and power.”
— Betty Gillet quoted by Samara Kalk Derby in the Wisconsin State Journal
More than a Musician
Dr. Kelsey Miles is a Professor of Chemistry who picked up guitar, her first instrument ever, in 2014. The Ohio native moved to Wisconsin in 2013 and after earning her doctorate at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2017, became a full-time traveling musician and songwriter. Her love for teaching brought her back to the classroom where she teaches students at Avila University in Kansas City. She encourages everyone to be bold, be curious, and be themselves.
Learn ‘How Kelsey Miles went from chemistry to music, organically’ in the Wisconsin State Journal Feature.