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Freight Train Blues 2021!
inNews & Mediaon April 2, 2021
LIVESTREAM MUSIC SERIES HONORING PIEDMONT BLUESWOMAN ELIZABETH ‘LIBBA’ COTTEN PERFORMANCES BY AMYTHYST KIAH, JOHNNY RAY DANIELS, THE HAMILTONES, ALEXA ROSE, AND HARVEY DALTON ARNOLD Livestream each concert via the links below: Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MusicMakerReliefFoundation/live/ YouTube Live: https://bit.ly/2Z1lSRE WUNC, the Town of Carrboro, Music Maker Relief Foundation, Soul Bag, and Artarie will present a livestream […]
Freeman Vines featured on NPR Weekend Edition!
inNewson September 14, 2020
Southern NPR correspondent Debbie Elliot covers Music Maker Partner Artist Freeman Vines’ new book – Hanging Tree Guitars. Purchase Hanging Tree Guitars
In Conversation: Freeman Vines & Dr. Ndubuisi Ezeluomba
inNewson August 31, 2020
Immerse yourself in the world of Freeman Vines. Explore the Hanging Tree Guitars virtual exhibition: https://exhibit.hangingtreeguitars.com Freeman Vines (b. 1942) built his first guitar in 1958 and has been searching for a tone ever since. Using found materials from around his lifelong home in Eastern North Carolina, Vines hand carves instruments and objects that […]
A Living Past: Episode 1 – the Origins of Music Maker
inNewson August 31, 2020
Learn about Music Maker’s partner artists, mostly unknown musicians that have shaped American culture through their blues, gospel and folk music. The first episode of A Living Past, narrated by founder Timothy Duffy, dives into Music Maker’s beginnings, our early partner artists, and the very first album ever released by Music Maker. MusicMakerRelief · A […]
In Conversation: Freeman Vines
inNewson August 19, 2020
Join us for a series of online artist talks with Music Maker Partner Artist Freeman Vines and voices from the field of contemporary art. **All talks take place at 6pm ET** Facebook LIVE YouTube LIVE October 22: Lonnie Holley was born on February 10, 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama. His art and music is born out […]