Listen: Late in the Evening Pernell King and Guitar Gabriel’s “Late in the Evening” is on my playlist this week. Pernell was Guitar Gabriel’s half-brother, who spent 27 years in prison. Guitar Gabe was one of the founding Partner Artists at Music Maker’s very beginning. I am haunted by the story of how Guitar Gabe […]

Listen: Slavery Time Blues I have been thinking a lot about slavery as of late. Growing up in Connecticut we learned about it, but it was very abstract to my experience. Many of our artists that I have spent time with had great-great-grandparents born into slavery that lived to be very old, who told them […]

We just want to say thank you to everyone who came out to the Music Maker Benefit, featuring the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Ironing Board Sam, on September 3rd. The sold-out evening was a huge success! It was a wonderful event – highlights being Leyla McCalla performing “Cherry Pie” with Ironing Board Sam, and, well, […]

Listen: Will the Circle Be Unbroken I love the Henderson Brothers’ album, Rugby, VA. Wayne and Max Henderson’s only recording together, it includes classic bluegrass, and as Tim puts it “is just killer.” It’s on heavy rotation in the Everett-Belch house, being some of the only music all family members can agree on. When I […]

Are you coming to the Music Maker Benefit on 9/3 featuring the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Ironing Board Sam? If so, browse the online catalog for the silent auction, and you can see/bid on the items in person at the show! Need a banjo? We’ve got one signed by the Carolina Chocolate Drops! Behind on […]