Tim and Denise Duffy founded Music Maker because the musicians we partner with, who our society has cast away, are actually rockstars. Pictures of Guitar Gabriel, Precious Bryant, Ironing Board Sam and many other partner artists hang on the walls of our office like posters of Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley in a college dorm […]

 Ernie Vincent will be in Carrboro, NC this Friday to tear it down for our second Freight Train Blues of the season with his buddy Guitar Lightnin’ Lee to bring some of that New Orleans flair to North Carolina. Ernie is a true Nola legend and can be heard playing at a number clubs up […]

The Kettle River runs through songster Dave McGrew’s hometown of Curlew in Washington state and has experienced record flooding due to snow melt. Dave’s home, which sits near the river, was completely inundated. Music Maker has sent out some emergency funds to Dave through our Sustenance Program is in touch with Dave on a daily […]

N.O.L.A. Rhythum And Booze by Guitar Lightnin’ Lee Guitar Lightnin’ Lee is coming to North Carolina for Freight Train Blues this month and Jazz Fest happened two weeks ago, so New Orleans and Lightnin’s blown-out 20-grit sandpaper guitar are on our minds. We’re thinking the history of Lightnin’s hometown and the way it taught America […]