Thank you for keepin' the music alive in 2012!

Music Maker Success in 2012 is because of you! We want to thank you so much for your support of Music Maker during 2012. Because of supporters like you, artists such as Captain Luke and Adolphus Bell were able to receive monthly stipends to assist with their living expenses. Ironing Board Sam released another album and headed to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, earning him the Living Blues Comeback Artist of the Year. Precious Bryant was given a chance to live out her elder years in safety, when you teamed up with us to get her a new mobile home. With your continued support, we can continue to do all this and much more in 2013. For this, all of us - artists, members, fans and staff - thank you. Happy New Year from all of us! Leyla's Kickstarter Ends Today! Music Maker Next Generation Artist Leyla McCalla has been working hard to make her first album, Vari-Colored Strings, a reality, and has been promoting a Kickstarter campaign for the past month that will help her complete the project. The Kickstarter ends this morning shortly before 10am, and she is just shy of $20,000! If you'd like to help Leyla not only produce a wonderful piece of work, but publicize it and promote it in the coming year, please visit her Kickstarter - before it's too late! Diggin: How Lucky Can One Man Be This weeks' free track is Big Ron's "How Lucky Can One Man Be." Aaron gives his take on it in this weeks' Diggin - and concludes that Ron is not actually singing this love song to him. Check out the Diggin and the track here! Keep up with Music Maker!      Ben Payton Photo of the Week by Aaron Greenhood Your support ensures Music Maker is able to preserve Southern Roots music, assist elderly artists, and share the music of America with the world. Become a member with your gift today and keep the music alive.

Upcoming Shows: Click here for more info on upcoming events  12/27 - Beverly "Guitar" Watkins - Steve's Live Music, Sandy Springs, GA 12/27 - Ironing Board Sam - The Crunkleton, Chapel Hill, NC 12/31 - Beverly "Guitar" Watkins - Fatt Matt's Rib Shack, Atlanta, GA 12/31 - Cool John Ferguson - First Night, Raleigh, NC 1/04 - Boo Hanks - The Eddy Pub, Saxapahaw, NC 1/05 - Ironing Board Sam - G2B Gastropub, Durham, NC 1/13 - Ironing Board Sam - NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC 1/18 - Big Ron Hunter - The Depot, Hillsborough, NC 1/26 - Shelton Powe - NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC 2/01 - Ironing Board Sam - The Eddy Pub, Saxapahaw, NC 2/15 - Ironing Board Sam - The Depot, Hillsborough, NC 3/18 - Ironing Board Sam - The Depot, Hillsborough, NC 3/18 - Ironing Board Sam - Havelock Tourist and Event Center, Havelock, 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.