The Branchettes, the Pura Fé Trio and Little Freddie King will perform at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April/May! For The Branchettes, a gospel group from Johnston County, NC, that has been performing for four decades, this performance will be their Jazzfest debut. Well-known performers in NC, it is rare for […]

Listen: I Know I’ve Been Changed Listening to “I Know I’ve Been Changed” by The Branchettes brings to mind a rolling wave, beginning with gentle, slight movements until it rises in intensity and comes crashing down. This process doesn’t take place over the course of the song, however; it happens during each line that Ethel […]

This March, Tim and our interns from France, Simon and Raphael, headed on a trip to Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans, Lafayette and Middlesex, NC to visit with artists. They visited with Eddie Tigner, Dr. Burt, Adolphus Bell, Alabama Slim,Little Freddie King, Leyla McCalla,Guitar Lightnin’ Lee, Major Handy and Algia Mae Hinton. Raphael, Simon and Tim drove out from the MM offices […]

In case you hadn’t heard, we were incredibly fortunate to line up an incredible touring gig for some of our artists in Australia. Bluesfest Byron Bay brought the  Music Maker Relief Foundation Blues Revue to Australia, artists including Ironing Board Sam, Dr. Burt, Major Handy, and Pat Wilder, plus Ardie Dean, Albert White and Nashid Abdul-Khaaliq. Aaron has been sending us updates from the road […]

Give today! Calling all Music Maker supporters! Generous Music Maker members have combined forces to propose a matching grant. They will match your gift up to $80,000 if you give by June 30th! These donors want to ensure Music Maker can continue to preserve our Southern Roots by supporting the pioneers of Southern Traditional music. […]