The first time that I saw Lakota John play was at the Fall edition of Shakori Hills, a local music festival that’s held out in the middle of nowhere, North Carolina. He was on stage in a [...]
Listen: Goog Golly Clyde Langford lives in Centerville, Texas, childhood home of blues legend Lightnin’ Hopkins. It was Lightnin’s brother that taught Clyde his first notes on the guitar. Clyde’s [...]
Get your tickets now! $25 for seated or standing, and $100 for special VIP tickets that include a meet & greet with the Drops! September 3rd, 7:30pm (Doors open 6:30pm) – The Hamilton, [...]
Last week we said bon voyage to our two French interns, Raphaël and Simon, who have been with us since last October. As they head back to France and University, they carry with them the many [...]
Long time friend, Music Maker supporter and ace photographer Mark Austin says, “its really pretty simple,” before he proceeds to blow our minds. It’s Saturday morning or a Wednesday afternoon and [...]
Listen: This Stuff Just Kills Me When I first started working with blues artists in the early 1990s, Jerry “Boogie” McCain was a legendary mythical figure who lived down in Alabama. I [...]
Ms. Pudding’s drink house is a neighborhood gathering space where people go to meet friends, have a drink and a fried bologna sandwich. The last time I was there, the Avon lady stopped by and my [...]
Part of the privilege of working with our artists is the opportunity to broker relationships with venues that help them establish a regular and reliable source of income. For Ironing Board Sam, [...]
We cannot believe the outpouring of support from you all for the Kickstarter funding TENTH. It more than DOUBLED its original goal! Check out the video below for a special thank-you from Tom.
Listen: Zydeco Feeling This week’s Diggin’ introduces Major Handy’s track ”Zydeco Feeling.” The first time I saw Major play, I was about a foot away from him, wedged into a booth with my feet [...]
Founder Tim Duffy has been recording artists for twenty years – now he’s releasing exclusive, limited edition compilations to Listener’s Circle Members! Music Maker has an [...]
The first time that I met Captain Luke, we were getting ready to sit in a car together for the 6-hour haul up to Washington, DC. I had this idea of him that was heavily influenced by the [...]
Following last week’s group project about Ironing Board Sam, we’ve got a shorter piece cut together by just one of the students about music in Sam’s life. This video is a small [...]
Still going! Come on out we’ve moved it indoors: 6/7 – Roots and Leaves Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen and Ben Payton are performing their Delta Blues – they will make you [...]
Listen: I Need Some Money Adolphus Bell’s birthday is this week, so I thought it would be a good time to really visit his Music Maker release “One Man Band” and spend some time [...]
