In case you hadn’t heard, we were incredibly fortunate to line up an incredible touring gig for some of our artists in Australia. Bluesfest Byron Bay brought the  Music Maker Relief Foundation Blues Revue to Australia, artists including Ironing Board Sam, Dr. Burt, Major Handy, and Pat Wilder, plus Ardie Dean, Albert White and Nashid Abdul-Khaaliq. Aaron has been sending us updates from the road […]

Give today! Calling all Music Maker supporters! Generous Music Maker members have combined forces to propose a matching grant. They will match your gift up to $80,000 if you give by June 30th! These donors want to ensure Music Maker can continue to preserve our Southern Roots by supporting the pioneers of Southern Traditional music. […]

Listen: Out of Jail Algia Mae Hinton is best known as a skilled guitarist and buck dancer. She often would combine these two to create a show-stopping performance. Perhaps that’s why “Out of Jail,” a track that she recorded in 1998 for Honey Babe, her album with us, is so striking. It’s a rare example […]

Several generous supporters are matching your donations this spring. Find out how to make your gift count towards this match! This March, Tim and our interns from France, Simon and Raphael, headed on a trip to Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans, Lafayette and Middlesex, NC to visit with artists. They visited with Eddie Tigner, Dr. Burt, […]

[nggallery id=9] Check out these photos from the Music Maker Blues Revue’s tour of Australia! Aaron is managing the tour and regularly sends us updates. The artists are having a great time engaging new fans of Roots music Down Under. Enjoy!