It was an unseasonably warm day in mid-January when Jeff Littlejohn came out to Hillsborough to record a few songs to send to our musical director, Ardie Dean. He parked himself in our small studio space next door, surrounded by guitars, photo developing detritus and cobbled-together audio equipment; you could hear the takes standing outside […]

Ironing Board Sam has bad luck with cars – but somehow always manages to coax out every mile they can give him. The day he moved to North Carolina a few years ago, his old van broke down just a few miles from the Music Maker office. When Sam rolled it into the service station, […]

It’s not Valentines Day without Valentines! The tradition of witty one-liners, professions of love with candy or just plain good feeling is a great way to cheer up dreary February, and don’t think Blues musicians will be left out! We’ve cooked up some great Music Maker artist valentines for your Day of Love. [nggallery id=8] […]

Listen: Put On Your Red Dress Captain Luke’s recording of this much-loved tune is particularly appropriate given the time of year. (Need a last-minute Valentine for your sweetie? Check out our options.) I can attest to this from personal experience – when Captain Luke wants to chat up a lady, he may come up and […]

The Carolina Chocolate Drops were nominated for Best Traditional Folk Album at this year’s Grammys, and while they didn’t come away from the day with their 2nd award, we’re still so proud of them and the work they do spreading traditional music to new audiences. As Tim says, ““It’s an amazing American story. From playing […]