George Daniels rocks out some more

Eddy Pub Series continues! MMRF and The Eddy Pub, in Saxapahaw, N.C., are celebrating Black History Month by presenting four Music Maker artist performances in February! Boo Hanks and Ironing Board Sam have already graced the stage - Ironing Board Sam got the only standing ovation the Eddy has had so far! This week Shelton Powe will perform, followed next week by Big Ron Hunter. Don't miss out on these great shows, which the Eddy will accompany with regional food that compliments the performers. The series will take place on Fridays in February at The Eddy Pub, 1715 Saxapahaw-Bethlehem Church Road. Music will start at 8pm. More info at theeddypub.com. Don't Miss Ironing Board Sam at SOOTS Fat Tuesday! Ironing Board Sam will play SOOTS' Fat Tuesday Film and Music Festival on February 21st! The annual event includes home-made gumbos, sweets, and of course music. The event will be held at Raleigh Charter High School's new home, 1307 Glenwood Avenue, from 5:30pm - 9pm. Raleigh Charter High School launched the student-driven Sustaining Roots Music Community Project (SOOTS) in 2006 to help Music Maker in assisting elderly Southern American blues musicians. Click here for more info! Photo of the Week Robert Belfour Ironing Board Sam and Big Ron Hunter play the Freedmen's Colony Blues Jam photo by Jimmy Williams The Eighth Annual Freedmen's Colony Blues Jam will be held on Friday, February 17, 2012 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the College of the Albemarle, Roanoke Island Campus, Manteo, NC. Ironing Board Sam and Big Ron Hunter will play, along with the local band Old Enough to Know Better. The event is sponsored by the Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony Preservation Society. You can learn more about the fascinating history of the Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony here. If you're in the NC Outer Banks area, don't miss this great show! Listen: George Daniels - George Daniels Rocks Out Some More Diggin: Corn explores "George Daniels Rocks Some More" Born in Macon County Alabama, George Daniels goes about as deep as you can go when it comes to American roots. "George Daniels Rocks Out Some More" was recorded at Mr. Daniels home place in Macon County while indulging in some of his homemade rye whiskey, hence the title track: George Daniels admits he's drunk. I feel that Mr. Daniels presents this track as a formless opus that evokes the reality of a farmer's son raised in Alabama in the 1940s. Many of our artists at Music Maker can produce this rough sound, but I think that George does it effortlessly - almost as if he couldn't play any other way. Listen to the track above and enjoy - you can purchase the whole CD here. -- Corn Cornelius Lewis is a Program Assistant for Music Maker. When not in the office he's playing music and small-scale farming. Quick Links: Website Merch Music

Upcoming Shows: Click here for more info on upcoming events 2/17 - Ironing Board Sam, Big Ron Hunter - Freedmen's Colony Blues Jam, Roanoke Island, NC 2/17 - Shelton Powe - The Eddy Pub, Saxapahaw, N.C. 2/21 - Ironing Board Sam - SOOTS Fat Tuesday Film & Music Festival 2/24 - Big Ron Hunter - The Eddy Pub, Saxapahaw, N.C. 3/09 - Pura Fé, Deer Clan Singers - UNC Pembroke 3/10 - Shelton Powe - St. Anne's Chapel & Event Center, Tarboro, N.C. 3/23 - Leyla McCalla - Carrboro Arts Center 4/13 - SOOTS 6th Annual Blues Review featuring Justin Robinson & the Mary Annettes 4/14 - Big Ron Hunter - North Dakota Museum of Art 4/27 - Guitar Lightnin' Lee, Leyla McCalla - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 4/28 - Carolina Chocolate Drops - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 4/29 - Ironing Board Sam - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 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.