Archive From March, 2020
Diggin’: Slewfoot & the Angels – Give Your Love
inTheir Musicon March 26, 2020
Grasshopper Pie by Slewfoot and the Angels Recorded in a gritty, pre-Katrina New Orleans, the dissonant strains of Slewfoot and the Angels’ “Give Your Love” draws us in and reminds us of the importance of human connectedness and compassion in the face of strife and suffering. You just gotta reach out. – Denise Duffy
Wayne Henderson & the Origins of Our Sustenance Program
inTheir Needson March 26, 2020
Wayne Henderson is a famous luthier from southwest Virginia. I met him in 1981, I was 18 years old and had just moved South. Wayne worked for the US Post Service as a rural mail carrier. We became friends and he built me a guitar that I learned how to play on – I carried […]
COVID-19 UPDATE + Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen
inNewson March 20, 2020
To say the coronavirus has had a devastating impact on our partner artists would be an understatement. All Spring concerts have been cancelled and with the bars and restaurants closed the smaller gigs are done too. Our most elder artists are holed up in their homes with what small supply of groceries they could afford, […]
Coronavirus Blues: Protecting Our Partner Artists in a Pandemic
inNewson March 12, 2020
Dear supporters, As the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise we are communicating with our partner artists on a daily basis to ensure they are aware of this rapidly developing situation. According to the CDC, older adults that suffer from chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and lung disease are at the highest risk when […]
Sacred Soul Sessions
inTheir Musicon March 2, 2020
View this post on Instagram An unbelievable second day of our Sacred Soul Sessions with Bible & Tire Recording Company in Eastern North Carolina #gospel #greenvillenc #northcarolina #gospelmusic #sacredsoul A post shared by Music Maker Relief Foundation (@musicmakerblues) on Feb 26, 2020 at 6:16pm PST View this post on Instagram […]