Music Maker Foundation

Join us on Friday, June 2, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Town Commons for the @musicmakerfdn's Freight Train Blues series featuring Conjunto Breve! Details: musicmaker.org/freight-train-… @CarrboroGov @theforestatduke

@missippilive some of my first travels with @MusicMakerFDN was hanging out and recording elders like Jack Owens on their front porches. Thanks for sharing this clip - brings back great memories - what a unique and awesome performer - and thank YOU for continuing to spread all the good music

THURS APRIL 13 @SolRoots w guest #PatMotherBluesCohen #legendaryJVs #FallsChurchVA "Sol performs a soulful blend of rock & blues w a natural stage presence"- @JamBase "Pat Cohen is a true blues singer, telling stories of pain, perseverance, struggle, passion& joy"- @SpadyMuseum

We've got a lot to look forward to this spring. Check out our upcoming events and mark your calendars: musicmaker.org/events/ #happyspring #musicevent #festival

Check out this heartwarming story on the late Lucky Peterson's long-lost guitar, "Redemption of a Rare Guitar" on pg. 6 of the latest @LivingBlues issue livingblues.com/product/living…

Altanta folks! Mark your calendars for 3/25 for the 1st Annual Frank Edwards Blues Festival creativeloafing.com/content-524198…

See you there!! We’re so excited to be heading back to Telluride Blues & Brews this September.

Live Review: @musicmakerblues presented musicians Pat Cohen, Dedicated Men of Zion, Gail Ceasar, and Jeffrey Scott in a #soul and #blues showcase @ngadc on Feb. 26. It was an exciting series that captured why it's great to experience such a program in DC. parklifedc.com/2023/03/02/liv…

Did you have a favorite moment at the Soul & Blues: Music Maker Foundation Showcase at the @ngadc on Sunday? Let us know in the comments! Here's one of ours from Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen's performance. youtu.be/iMTsBAuRv1c #soul #blues #music #BlackHistoryMonth

youtube.com/live/n7dCfjarp… Tune in to our Facebook and YouTube pages tonight at 7 PM ET for a LIVE concert from Gail Ceasar!

Preview: @musicmakerblues presents authentic #blues artists Pat Cohen, Dedicated Men of Zion, Gail Ceasar, and Jeffrey Scott in a program free to the public @ngadc on Feb. 26. parklifedc.com/2023/02/22/pre…

@washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/music/2023/02/… Gail Ceasar to mix spirituality, blues and bluegrass at the @ngadc this weekend! Thanks to @MarkJenkinsDC for a wonderful piece on Gail.

Men used the hanging tree to silence and traumatize. But Freeman Vines' guitars affirm life and give voice. This #blackhistorymonth, we're sharing a series of essays from Freeman Vines' Hanging Tree Guitars exhibit. Read Dr. Will Boone's essay on Art, Resistance, and Civil Rights: musicmaker.org/stories/art-re… #civilrights #art #resistance #blues #music

Happy Valentines Day from Big Ron Hunter and his wife, Belinda! ❤️ #love #valentine #bemine #blues

Need a soundtrack for your #ValentinesDay? Here's some songs for your valentine from Music Maker artists 😘 open.spotify.com/playlist/0NJ8G…

Beverly "Guitar" Watkins 'The Guitar Slingin’ Grandma' via .@musicmakerblues musicmaker.org/artist/beverly…

Check out Jeffrey Scott's version of "Oreo Cookie Blues" thebluegrasssituation.com/read/listen-je… via @TheBGSituation

Please consider supporting Sabine McCalla's first record! gofund.me/054a0009

Congratulations to our advisory board member @TheBonnieRaitt for winning GRAMMY’s Song of the Year for “Just Like That” ! 👏