Music Maker Foundation

Tending the Roots of American Music.

[WUNC @wunc]

Join us on Friday, June 2, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Town Commons for the @musicmakerfdn's Freight Train Blues series featuring Conjunto Breve!

Details: https://t.co/bDfFiVECXm

@CarrboroGov
@theforestatduke

[Sol Roots @SolRoots]

@missippilive some of my first travels with @MusicMakerFDN was hanging out and recording elders like Jack Owens on their front porches. Thanks for sharing this clip - brings back great memories - what a unique and awesome performer - and thank YOU for continuing to spread all the good music

[Sol Roots @SolRoots]

THURS APRIL 13 @SolRoots w guest #PatMotherBluesCohen #legendaryJVs #FallsChurchVA

"Sol performs a soulful blend of rock & blues w a natural stage presence"- @JamBase

"Pat Cohen is a true blues singer, telling stories of pain, perseverance, struggle, passion& joy"- @SpadyMuseum

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

We've got a lot to look forward to this spring. Check out our upcoming events and mark your calendars: https://t.co/D4LrukS1KO
#happyspring #musicevent #festival

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

Check out this heartwarming story on the late Lucky Peterson's long-lost guitar, "Redemption of a Rare Guitar" on pg. 6 of the latest @LivingBlues issue https://t.co/c7PzGekRYH

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

Altanta folks! Mark your calendars for 3/25 for the 1st Annual Frank Edwards Blues Festival https://t.co/OcztDNnx1z

[Al Bunshaft @azabuplace]

@musicmakerblues

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

See you there!! We’re so excited to be heading back to Telluride Blues & Brews this September.

[Telluride Blues @TellurideBlues]

We are thrilled to introduce the 2023 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival artist lineup featuring Bonnie Raitt, The Roots, The Revivalists, The Word and many more! Tickets go on sale Wednesday, March 15 at 10 am (MST). Start making your plans now → https://t.co/NhIJWjV0Zr

[Parklife DC @ParklifeDC]

Live Review: @musicmakerblues presented musicians Pat Cohen, Dedicated Men of Zion, Gail Ceasar, and Jeffrey Scott in a #soul and #blues showcase @ngadc on Feb. 26. It was an exciting series that captured why it's great to experience such a program in DC.

https://t.co/oqO1eIOCe5

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

Did you have a favorite moment at the Soul & Blues: Music Maker Foundation Showcase at the @ngadc on Sunday? Let us know in the comments!
Here's one of ours from Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen's performance. https://t.co/9o1HtZ77fz
#soul #blues #music #BlackHistoryMonth

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

https://t.co/2Io5HtYz79 Tune in to our Facebook and YouTube pages tonight at 7 PM ET for a LIVE concert from Gail Ceasar!

[Parklife DC @ParklifeDC]

Preview: @musicmakerblues presents authentic #blues artists Pat Cohen, Dedicated Men of Zion, Gail Ceasar, and Jeffrey Scott in a program free to the public @ngadc on Feb. 26.

https://t.co/VOUG9Qz8yR

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

@washingtonpost https://t.co/Nsgm1l2cq9 Gail Ceasar to mix spirituality, blues and bluegrass at the @ngadc this weekend! Thanks to @MarkJenkinsDC for a wonderful piece on Gail.

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

Men used the hanging tree to silence and traumatize. But Freeman Vines' guitars affirm life and give voice.

This #blackhistorymonth, we're sharing a series of essays from Freeman Vines' Hanging Tree Guitars exhibit.

Read Dr. Will Boone's essay on Art, Resistance, and Civil Rights: https://t.co/pb7Na7CiUr

#civilrights #art #resistance #blues #music

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

Happy Valentines Day from Big Ron Hunter and his wife, Belinda! ❤️

#love #valentine #bemine #blues

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

Need a soundtrack for your #ValentinesDay? Here's some songs for your valentine from Music Maker artists 😘
https://t.co/jZUnjKrrMk

[bluesharp @bluezharp]

Beverly "Guitar" Watkins 'The Guitar Slingin’ Grandma' via .@musicmakerblues https://t.co/KXvEMbXzQf

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

Check out Jeffrey Scott's version of "Oreo Cookie Blues" https://t.co/RwRAtuaq50 via @TheBGSituation

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

Please consider supporting Sabine McCalla's first record! https://t.co/Cfn7k9J4dL

[Music Maker Foundation @musicmakerfdn]

Congratulations to our advisory board member @TheBonnieRaitt for winning GRAMMY’s Song of the Year for “Just Like That” ! 👏