I spend a lot of time on the phone these days. The conversations are varied, consisting of in-depth discussions regarding various blood pressure medications, the process of adjusting to bifocals, or anecdotes regarding doctors both good and bad. Some days, I might learn about the benefits of jumping on the trampoline, how to use cover […]

Don’t Miss Dom Flemons on Fresh Air! Wednesday, July 30 Dom will perform and chat with Terry Gross about his upcoming album from the Music Maker label. Find your local NPR station here Details and streaming available here – npr.org/programs/fresh-air Buy Dom’s new album here!

Check out this great article about Music Maker’s 20th Anniversary on Wondering Sound – https://www.wonderingsound.com/feature/music-maker-relief-foundation-20-years/ The article’s title is “The Organization That’s Saving Music Turns 20.” Dom on Music Maker as quoted in the article: “We help sustain the organization and they help sustain us,” says Flemons, who, along with Giddens, is still on the […]

  Several weeks ago I got to attend my first out-of-town music festival with Music Maker – the 14th annual Blues Crawl in the charming downtown area of Southern Pines, NC. Having been the first time I experienced arranging more than 10 of our artists to perform at the same time, I wasn’t sure exactly […]

  You could say that my long journey to Music Maker started at the Mt. Airy Fiddler’s Convention which also happened to be old time fiddler Benton Flippen’s home. My immersion in old time and folk music happened fast as I began playing and attending more and more fiddler’s conventions. I remember walking up to […]