Last weekend at Shakori was about one of the best experiences I have ever had at Music Maker. As most of you know, our dear friend and mentor Captain Luke is in the final chapter of his life.  The Captain has attended every single Shakori Hills as part of the Music Maker Blues Revue and […]

I had just met Guitar Gabriel the week before in the Piedmont Housing Projects in Winston-Salem, NC. While driving down Cleveland Avenue, Guitar spotted a dapper, muscular black man coming out of at store with a packet of cigars. Gabe had me pull over and he introduced me to Captain Luke. They were old friends, […]

Many places in the US stake claim to the blues, but none more so than the Mississippi Delta. The crossroads where Robert Johnson is fabled to have sold his soul to the Devil sits in the Delta, in a little town called Clarksdale. I had the privilege of going down to Clarksdale with Music Maker recently for the […]

If you haven’t heard already Dom Flemons is releasing What Got Over, an EP of extra cuts from his 2014 release Prospect Hill for Record Store Day. Big Head Joe’s March is the first track from this exclusive album and does NOT disappoint. Dom explores some of the deeper roots of American music by pairing […]

We arrived to Mr. Drink’s house and he was happy to have us visit!  We chatted for a bit and soaked up his poetic “drinkisms” and enjoyed hearing his stories. Lakota John asked Mr. Drink if he would like to jam and he was excited to get started.  Papa John gave him his guitar and […]