Archive From June, 2015
Music Maker Featured on WFDD!
inNewson June 30, 2015
Last week Tim did an interview with WFDD in Winston-Salem, NC – the same city where Music Maker was founded. The piece deeply explores the roots and reasons as to why the Music Maker Relief Foundation was founded and the purpose of our photo exhibit – We Are the Music Makers! We Are the Music […]
Diggin’: Sweet Betty’s “Live and Let Live”
inDiggin'on June 25, 2015
Sweet Betty brings all the heart and soul of electric gospel to life on “Live and Let Live.” The song comes from her album of the same name, which she released after joining the Music Maker family in 2003. Considered to be one of the finest blues singers in Atlanta, Betty grew up singing […]
Drink Small Awarded NEA National Heritage Fellowship!
inNewson June 23, 2015
Music Maker Recipient Artist Drink Small has been awarded one of the most prestigious fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. Music Maker Artist John Dee Holeman is also a National Heritage Fellow. See the full list of fellowships – https://1.usa.gov/1GlISaK Read more about Drink Small – https://bit.ly/1e1qvA1
Diggin’: Cool John Ferguson & Captain Luke “Still Waters Run Deep”
inDiggin'on June 18, 2015
“Have you ever played your instrument in complete darkness?” I’ve started asking this question to Music Maker artists recently after a conversation I had with one of my friends who introduced me to this practice technique. First I asked Ironing Board Sam, who said he hadn’t tried it but was intrigued and thought it would […]
Music Maker Tintype Featured in View Camera Magazine
inNewson June 16, 2015
Music Maker Tintype photographers Tim Duffy & Aaron Greenhood were thrilled to be featured in View Camera Magazine’s January/February 2015 publication alongside some incredible photographers. The feature shows the mission behind Music Maker Tintype and tintype photos of several Music Maker artists. See the entire article here