Welcome to our blog, the Music Maker Signifier, and Happy Fat Tuesday! On this day of cultural celebration, we would like to introduce you to the newest endeavor from Music Maker Relief Foundation. We are approaching our 20th anniversary—twenty years of assisting Roots music pioneers, designing our unique model of support and educating audiences worldwide. […]

Orange County, North Carolina has been home to some of our nations most influential blues musicians.  Libba Cotton became a darling of the folk revival and her finger style guitar playing remains a staple of guitar players till this day. James Taylor, our most famous songwriter, singer and guitarist is also from Orange County. You […]

Music Maker’s Founder, Tim Duffy, will give a talk on the Roots of Music Maker and our 20-year history working with traditional musicians here in North Carolina and throughout the South. The evening event, on February 21st at 7pm, will also feature a performance from Ironing Board Sam. Tim said of the event, “It’s been […]

Listen: If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again When Elder Anderson Johnson shouts “If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again/How happy I would be” there is no doubt the raw truth of those words. I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard anybody play like him. He leads with the open chords barred with a […]

George Higgs (b.1930-d.2013) has been on our minds here at Music Maker this week. The multi-talented bluesman passed away on January 29th, and he leaves a warm legacy behind. Funeral arrangements have been announced: Public Viewing 2pm-8pm Saturday, February 2, 2013 Willoughby Funeral Home 266 N Carolina 33  Tarboro, NC 27886 (252) 823-5129 Funeral 2pm […]