The seeds of Music Maker were planted in 1989, even though our Foundation didn’t take its current shape until five years later. I was still in my last semester of study for my master’s degree in folklore at the University of North Carolina when I was sent to document the life of James “Guitar Slim” […]

If you haven’t joined Music Maker Listener’s Circle yet, perhaps No. 45 in our series will convince you that it’s finally time to do it. No. 45 in our series is called “A Geographic Cure.” Blues songs often talk of traveling. They tell the stories of — and stories from — communities all over our […]

The music sales platform Bandcamp has announced that on the first Fridays in February, March, April, and May, it will not take its usual 15 percent cut on album sales. That means if you buy any albums from the Music Maker catalog on February 5, March 5, April 2, or May 7, Music Maker will […]

This week, we were pleased to welcome the newest member of the Music Maker staff, Gabi Mendick, who will serve as our Advancement Coordinator. Gabi is a graduate of Tufts University in Boston, and her duties will spread all across our operation. She’ll help us build and manage our outreach to donors, work on bringing […]

A few weeks ago, one of Music Maker’s most important partner artists, Freeman Vines, lost his right eye.  And this is not a story about a sudden emergency that brought on the surgery to remove his eye. It’s a story about how difficult it is for the poor and elderly to get access to the […]