Robert Lee Coleman's new album available now!

Robert Lee Coleman's One More Mile available now! One More Mile is the culmination of Robert Lee Coleman's lifetime of blues that has included touring with James brown and Percy Sledge. "Robert Lee Coleman is among the guitarists that invented funk. But in this album you hear him playing stinging rock blues, showing his musical versatility," Says Tim Duffy, Music Maker's founder. One More Mile is filled with the driving blues that Coleman has brought to the scene ever since he started over fifty years ago. This is his second album in partnership with Music Maker. Check out the album here! Diggin': Rollin' and Tumblin' First recorded by George Mitchell in the 1970s, John Lee Zeigler lived his life in the vibrant musical community of Kathleen, Georgia, right down the road from MM artists James Davis, Rufus McKenzie and Essie Mae Brooks. We've done a Diggin' on him before, mentioning how we were interested in his guitar style that pre-dates the blues and seems influenced by old African-American banjo rhythms. This track from the album that Music Maker will be releasing this summer, "Rollin' and Tumblin'", is what we were listening to yesterday, as Tropical Depression Beryl rolled over North Carolina, making it a rainy and sleepy day. The slow, dreamy quality certainly matched the mood of the day, though we had to make sure to follow it up with some Robert Lee Coleman to keep alert! Enjoy the track, and keep an eye out for Zeigler's upcoming release! -- Aaron and Corinne Mount Airy Festival this weekend! The 41st Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention takes place June 1 - 2nd at Veterans Memorial Park in Mount Airy, NC. The Fiddlers Convention is a family friendly event, bringing together musicians and fans for two full days of competition, jam sessions, dancing, singing, education, and entertainment! MMRF Artist Benton Flippen, who passed away last year, won the Mt. Airy solo fiddle competition many times, and he will be sorely missed at this year's festival. MMRF Artist Services Coordinator Aaron Greenhood will be competing, and we wish him luck! More information- mtairyfiddlersconvention.com. Captain Luke gets a visit from Intern Mike Artist Sam McMillan, Captain Luke and Intern Mike Capodiferro He was sitting in his kitchen listening to a mix CD when we arrived. Chomping at the last bit of his cigar Captain Luke welcomed Aaron and I into his home. Since it was memorial day we all sat in his living room retelling crass jokes we've heard in our lives while we drank a little moonshine. Friends of Luke passed through on and off saying hi and stopping by. Captain Luke recalled jokes that Whistlin' Britches and John Dee Holeman had told him. Above Luke's head I noticed two VHS cassettes sitting on top of the television: Triple X starring Vin Diesel and Hard To Kill. Captain Luke graced us with a rendition of Lou Rawl's "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" and told us that his next batch of songs he's working on will be of the lovely romantic type... Read more of Mike's story and see more photos here! Mike Capodiferro is a Music Maker summer intern helping us with everything from writing to running shows. Mike is a Dramatic Writing and Literature major at Hampshire College. Listen: John Lee Zeigler - Rollin' and Tumblin' Benton Flippen by Tim Duffy Quick Links: Website Merch Music

Upcoming Shows: Click here for more info on upcoming events 6/01 - Boo Hanks - The Eddy Pub, Saxapahaw, N.C. 6/08 - The Branchettes and Bishop Dready Manning - The Music Academy of the South, Winston-Salem, N.C. 6/08 - Captain Luke, Cool John Ferguson, John Dee Holeman - Music Maker Roots and Leaves, Chapel Hill, N.C. 6/09 - Music Maker Revue - Tinner Hill Music Festival, Church, V.A. 6/15 - Boo Hanks - Music Maker Roots and Leaves, Chapel Hill, N.C. 6/22 - Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen, Essie Mae Brooks - Music Maker Roots and Leaves, Chapel Hill, N.C. 6/27 - Beverly "Guitar" Watkins - Sweet Georgia Juke Joint 6/29 - Pura Fé Trio, Lakota John Locklear - Music Maker Roots and Leaves, Chapel Hill, N.C. 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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