Honoring Blues and Roots Musicians in Tintypes By Justin Porter Jun. 8, 2017 Staring into Ironing Board Sam’s smile, beautiful and bright as his fingers dance across a keyboard, one can easily forget that somewhere above him is a man balanced next to a 14-foot-high stand, aiming a large-format camera down at him, waiting for […]

­­­ [bandcamp width=700 height=472 album=408860055 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 artwork=small] Dave McGrew, b. 1959 in Cordelain, Idaho, set out to work picking fruit at the age of 6. He has been working harvests ever since. I know Dave through my brother, Paul Duffy. Paul and Dave are best friends and together spent 20 years fruit picking […]

By: JUSTIN EPLEY May 22, 2017 On Thursday, one of Morganton’s most legendary musicians will receive a tribute years in the making. A statue of the late Etta Baker, who gained fame later in life as a Piedmont Blues guitarist, will be unveiled at CoMMA on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Tickets to the event can […]

Music Maker is proud to sponsor programming for Moogfest at the Bullpen this year. Thursday, May 18th | 8:30pm | Lonnie Holley Performance Friday, May 19th | 11:00am | The Art & Music Of Lonnie Holley Saturday, May 20th | 2:00pm | Dr. Will Boone: Possibility/Protest in African American Roots Music GET TICKETS TO MOOGFEST […]