While we were driving to western Virginia to meet Spencer Branch, new next Next Generation Artists, members of the band, Martha Spencer and Kelley Breiding, were texting us pictures of possible locations to record a video. Each photograph was more breath-taking then the next: scenes of rolling hills blanketed with autumn foliage, a red barn […]

A couple of weeks ago I got the chance to work an event in Pembroke at the Givens Performing Arts Center at an event funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. This grant has helped us bring live musical performances to accompany our “We Are the Music Makers!” multimedia exhibit. It was a fantastic […]

TIME LightBox recently featured Music Maker’s new exhibit, Our Living Past: A Platinum Portrait of Music Maker. These Portraits of Southern Blues Musicians Prove That Blues Is Not Dead Oct. 19, 2015 by Eliza Berman Ironing Board Sam began playing the pump organ as a small child in Rock Hill, South Carolina. By 14, he […]

Macavine Hayes’ “Just a Little Bit,” is my favorite song off of his album Drink House on the Music Maker label. The album title is inspired from his years running a drink house on Claremont Street with Guitar Gabriel. “Just a Little Bit” is so light hearted and playful, I can’t help but imagine what […]

One of the best parts about working with Music Maker is being able to put faces to songs after meeting artists in person for the first time. I’ve seen Little Pink Anderson perform here and there, and I’m always drawn to the songs he does that stray away from his more traditional blues ballads. The […]