We know that to a lot of organizations, “Membership” can mean a lot of different things. To us at Music Maker, everyone who donates to our cause is a member of our community. When you donate to Music Maker, you’re actively supporting and uplifting hundreds of Roots musicians. For us, that means you’ve joined a […]

Ironing Board Sam is heading out on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise next week to play alongside a lineup that includes MMRF Board Members the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Advisory Board Members Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and more! This is a busy month for Sam – he’s just back from the Southern Mississippi Roots Festival […]

John Dee will be at the Richmond Folk Festival this weekend, Oct. 12-14!  Check out this “Diggin’” straight from our newsletter: John Dee Holeman has a new dog. Whitney and I stopped by to visit with John Dee and Joan after work one night last week. As we walked in, I saw a ball of fur scurry under John […]

German photographer Axel Kustner has been a great friend to Music Maker and has taken so many wonderful photos of our artists. Don’t miss hearing him interviewed this Sunday from 5-7pm on Big Road Blues – a show on Jazz90.1 that airs out of Rochester, NY. Axel has been documenting the blues in the South […]

Ironing Board Sam and Drink Small will perform together at  Sweet Palmetto Blues at the Richland Fashion Mall this weekend. The two blues artists have more in common than just their South Carolina heritage and unique nicknames – they have both embarked on decades-long music careers that started in their teens, and both have a quirky, distinct view of the […]