Safe Travels, Happy Shopping!

Black Friday at Music Maker!   It's that time of year again - 5am door-buster deals and long lines, getting all your Holiday shopping done in one day - it's Black Friday! If you're home instead, enjoying your leftovers and a nice rest after your holiday, or you're on the road with internet access, take advantage of our Black Friday deals online at Music Maker's store! FREE SHIPPING (inside USA only) on one CD MMSHIP12 OR Buy One CD, Get One 50% Off MMBOGO20 Cyber Monday: Free shipping AND Buy One CD, Get One for $10 with your purchase of two CDs (use code mmrfcym0n) Remember, your CD purchases support elderly artists in need, and you can have them directly shipped to the gift recipient! You can also make a donation in a gift-recipient's name! Just include your instructions in the comments. We'll send them a note letting them know! Happy Shopping! Listen:  Neal Pattman-   Shortnin' Bread  Book a Music Maker Artist for your Holiday Party! You might be thinking about hosting a Holiday party in the coming month for your friends, family or co-workers. The perfect addition to any Holiday gathering is a Music Maker artist! Hiring an MM artist is a wonderful way to ensure your party is a huge hit, while supporting our artists and spreading the word about Music Maker's mission. If you're interested in hiring one of our amazingly talented Roots musicians, Aaron would love to help answer your questions about pricing, etc. You can reach him 9am - 5pm, Monday through Friday at 919-643-2456 or aaron@musicmaker.org. Traveling? We've been there! A number of years ago the Music Maker Blues Revue was honored to perform a series of shows in France. Essie Mae Brooks, an elderly gospel singer from Georgia, was with us and it was her first trip abroad. When we went to pick up Essie Mae for the trip, she had two huge suit cases and one was so heavy it took two of us to load it into the van. After traveling to our third hotel, we carted this extremely heavy case to her room and I asked Essie what made the bags so heavy. Essie said, "well, my beaded gowns weigh a great deal, and this other one is so heavy because it is full of canned goods." I said, "canned goods?" Essie replied, "You told me the food here was going to be different so I came ready, but you were wrong the food here is wonderful!" I asked to see what she brought and when we opened her suitcase we found cans of beans, potted meats, ravioli and much more. I asked Essie if I could just spread the canned goods around and eat them up, as we we were getting tired of toting it around. For the next three days, Eddie Tigner, Adolphus Bell, Macavine Hayes, Captain Luke, Ardie Dean, Sol Creech, Albert White and I all dined on good old American food washed down with good old French Cognac. Happy Travels from Music Maker! -- Tim Duffy Cool John Ferguson and MM Supporter Pat Conroy Photo of the Week by Tim Duffy Keep up with Music Maker!    Support Music Maker, and help keep the music alive!

Upcoming Shows: Click here for more info on upcoming events  11/20 - Dr. Burt - So Blues Festival, Coulaines, France 11/22 - Dr. Burt - Salle Jaques Brel, Montigny Les Bretonneux, France 11/23 - Dr. Burt - Beautiful Swamp Blues Festival, Calais, France 12/01 - Albert White - Northside Tavern, Atlanta, GA 12/07 - Shelton Powe - The Eddy Pub, Saxapahaw, NC 1/04 - Boo Hanks - The Eddy Pub, Saxapahaw, NC 2/01 - Ironing Board Sam - The Eddy Pub, Saxapahaw, NC   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.