Music Maker Relief Foundation

Support Music Maker with a gift to our annual fund Please donate today!  Your support of Music Maker makes it possible for partner artists contribute their music, enriching our national culture. It is imperative that Music Maker document these senior artists while they can still share their talents with the world. We are so grateful that supporters like you enabled us to produce Haskell "Whistlin Britches" Thompson's album, Clickin' King of Hip Poppin', this year - a truly unique recording that will be passed on through the generations. We will also ensure that Whistlin' enjoys safety and comfort as he is moved to hospice due to advanced throat cancer.    Please support Music Maker's efforts to document and sustain senior Roots musicians with a gift to our Annual Fund - Donate Today!  Dance, Blues and Fun!     Last Friday Music Maker and the NC Youth Tap Ensemble presented "Tap the Blues", featuring performances from John Dee Holeman, Big Ron Hunter, Ironing Board Sam, Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen and Lakota John Locklear, alongside the NC Youth Tap Ensemble dancers. It was a great night, and the MMRF artists really enjoyed seeing the dancers add a new dimension to their music. And we did too! For photos, check out Chapel Hill Magazine's blog post, or Chapelboro.com's slideshow! Thank you to our generous sponsors!  Digging Through the Stacks: Mystery Track Aaron and I love listening to Nammy-award winner artist Pura Fé while we're working. Her deep and soulful voice provides the perfect backdrop when we've got a deadline to meet or an event in the works. This week's track was labeled "Hey, Hey, Hey" in the database, but I like to think of it as "the Mystery Track" because it took us a little while to figure out where it came from. Tim told us it was recorded at the Hillsborough, N.C. studio during the last recording session with Pura Fé, but was not released on any of her albums. She's playing a steel guitar and using a loop, enabling those strong, haunting sounds to become even more potent. The vocal harmonies are inspired by the music of the Tuscarora Nation, and remind Aaron and I of what we hear when we listen to MMRF Next Generation group the Deer Clan Singers. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do! -- Corinne  Listen:  Pura Fé - Hey Hey Hey   Photo of the Week   Luke Hickey rehearses for Tap the Blues - Photo by David LeBron of Chapelboro.com   Quick Links:     Website  Merch  Music

Upcoming Shows: Click here for more info on upcoming events  11/18 - Big Ron Hunter, Captain Luke, Robert Lee Coleman, Mudcat - Oyster Riot, Washington, D.C. 11/21 - Beverly "Guitar" Watkins - Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Atlanta 11/26 - Beverly "Guitar" Watkins - Underground Atlanta    1/08 - Lakota John Locklear - NC Museum of History 1/28 - Ironing Board Sam - NC Museum of History 3/09 - Pura Fé, Deer Clan Singers - UNC Pembroke    Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. helps the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern music gain  recognition and meet their day to day needs. We present these musical traditions to the world so American culture will flourish and be preserved for future generations.