Peterborough Musicfest has announced a third concert this summer for its 39th season as Canada’s longest-running free-admission music festival.
Rising Canadian country music artist Tyler Joe Miller will make his debut on the Fred Anderson Stage at Del Crary Park at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15.
Born in Surrey in British Columbia and a carpenter and painter by trade, Miller emerged as one of Canada’s most successful modern country artists in December 2019 after he released his debut single “Pillow Talkin,” which became the first debut single by an independent artist to reach number one on the Billboard Canada Country chart.
The following June, Miller’s sophomore single “I Would Be Over Me Too” also reached number one, and five months later he released his debut EP Sometimes I Don’t, But Sometimes I Do, which included his first two singles as well as “Fighting,” “Sometimes I Do,” “You’d Really Hate Me Now,” and “Maybe It’s Me.”
He released a string of singles over the next three years, including “Wild as Her,” “Never Met a Beer,” “Back to Drinkin’ Whiskey,” and “I Know Jack,” all of which were included on his debut full-length album Spillin’ My Truth in 2023 along with the single “Shoulda Known Better.”
After releasing the single “Broken Man” in early 2024, Miller embarked on “The Country Mixtape Tour” across Canada as a co-headliner alongside Shawn Austin and Andrew Hyatt.
VIDEO: “Broken Man” – Tyler Joe Miller
Following the tour, Miller released the single “What Good Is a Memory,” which was included on his October 2024 EP Going Home. His latest single, released in March, is “Under the Influence.”
Miller has won multiple awards from the British Columbia Country Music Association, including Single of the Year for “Pillow Talkin” and Male Artist of the Year in 2019 and Album of the Year for Sometimes I Don’t, But Sometimes I Do and Single of the Year for “Sometimes I Do” in 2022.
Since 2019, he has also been nominated 16 times for Canadian Country Music Association awards and twice for Juno Awards.
Miller is the third act announced so far for Peterborough Musicfest’s 39th season, which runs in Del Crary Park every Wednesday and Saturday night from June 27 until August 19, with more concerts to be announced in the coming weeks.
Already announced is Juno award-winning pop-rock musician Gowan, who will be making his fourth appearance when he opens Peterborough Musicfest on Saturday, June 27, and popular Toronto-based pop-rock cover band Dwayne Gretzky, which will returning for its sixth time on Wednesday, July 29.
Also returning for the 39th season is the Cogeco-presented Future Sound Series highlighting emerging Canadian talent, the 50/50 draw, and on-site food vendors. Thanks to sponsors including kawarthaNOW, admission to every Peterborough Musicfest concert is free.
kawarthaNOW is proud to be a headline sponsor of Peterborough Musicfest’s 2026 season.
