Music Maker Relief Foundation

Don't miss out on your chance to rock the boat! Support Music Maker and enter to win this amazing cruise for 2 departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 27, 2012 and returning November 3, 2012. The ship will be packed with non-stop Blues talent! The prize package includes passage in a deluxe veranda cabin, meals and entrance to all musical performances (value of $4,400.*)  Tickets are $25, and the Power Ticket option for $100 enters you five times into the raffle. It also includes a custom USB drive loaded with Tim's Top Picks for 2011!  Don't wait- get your ticket today!       *Winners are responsible for transportation to/from San Juan, Puerto Rico, taxes, incidentals and gratuity. Listen:  Precious Bryant -   Don't Jump My Pony Digging through the stacks: Precious Bryant     When we first started working for Music Maker, Aaron would play the CD "My Name is Precious" by Precious Bryant non-stop. One of his favorite tracks is Don't Jump My Pony - he sings it all the time. The tune is indicative of the Chitlin' Circuit, a string of performance venues throughout the eastern and southern United States that were safe and acceptable for African-American performers during segregation. The song is originally written by famous Chitlin' Circuit performer Denise LaSalle. Don't Jump My Pony was recorded at Precious' trailer in Waverly Hall, G.A., and her son Tony can be heard playing bass. That trailer has unfortunately become dilapidated and unsafe, and as we listen to her music in the office we are reminded of our efforts to obtain a second-hand trailer for Precious to continue living in comfort. Music Maker assists artists like Precious with emergency needs, so they can continue to focus on the creation of music like Don't Jump My Pony.   Enjoy!  --Corinne  Support the music, Feed An Artist Feed An Artist today! When an artist is forced to choose between food and needed medications, they are unable to concentrate on sharing their talents with the world. American musical traditions will only survive if artists can continue to make music and share it with future generations.  Artists like J.C. McCool, who inspired the Feed An Artist program 17 years ago, need our support to focus on their music. Before meeting Tim in 1981 in Black Mountain, N.C., J.C. McCool wrote the ubiquitous popular fiddle tune Black Mountain Rag, and performed for many years with the Blueridge Mountain Entertainers. After a long fiddle career, J.C. hasn't been able to play in several years due to his advanced arthritis. One of the first artists to receive Feed An Artist grants, J.C. still lives in relative comfort because of supporters like you. Please consider supporting the Feed An Artist program - your $25 monthly or $300 one-time donation will ensure Music Maker's partner artists can continue to focus on their art in the new year. Donate today!  Photo of the Week Boo Hanks and Dom Flemons by Tim Duffy     Check out Cary Morin's "Sing It Louder"   "Sing It Louder" is MMRF Next Generation Artist Cary Morin's first release on the MMRF label. It features pared-down acoustic Native Americana blues, and highlights Morin's deft fingerstyle guitar talents and distinctive songwriting style.   Buy "Sing It Louder" here! Quick Links:     Website  Merch  Music

Upcoming Shows: Click here for more info on upcoming events  12/15 - Ironing Board Sam - The Depot, Hillsborough, N.C. 12/31 - Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen, Robert Lee Coleman, Captain Luke, Cool John Ferguson, Ironing Board Sam, Big Ron Hunter, Albert White, Nashid Abdul Khaaliq, Ardie Dean, Hook Herrara - The Hamilton, Washington, D.C. 1/08 - Lakota John Locklear - NC Museum of History 1/28 - Ironing Board Sam - NC Museum of History 2/12 - Boo Hanks - PineCone presents Music of the Carolinas  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.

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