| 5/15 | Pura Fe, Sochaux, France, Le Mals with Eric Bibb trio |
| 5/17 | Pura Fe, Conflans St. Honorine, France, Theatre Simone Sigornet with Eric Bibb trio |
| 5/19 | Pura Fe, Paris, France, Paris Cigale with Eric Bibb trio |
| 5/24 | Carolina Chocolate Drops, Big Stone Gap, VA, Gathering in the Gap |
| 5/25 | John Dee Holeman and Andy Coats, radio, NC, WSHA's "The Blues is the Blues is the Blues", 5-7pm |
| 5/25 | John Dee Holeman and Andy Coats, Raleigh, NC, Blue Martini, 8-midnight |
| 5/30 | Carolina Chocolate Drops, Laurel, MD, Montpelier Arts Center |
| 5/30-31 | Willie King's 11th Annual Freedom Creek Festival, Old Memphis, AL Freedom Creek Festival web site |
| 5/31 | Carolina Chocolate Drops, Easton, MD, Avalon Theatre |
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Willie King's 11th Annual Freedom Creek Festival May 30-31st in Old Memphis, AL
Music Maker is one of the Sponsors of Willie King's Freedom Creek Festival. Starting as a small, local event, it has grown to be an internationally renowned festival, attracting audiences from across the nation and overseas. This year's festival features an outstanding roster of premier blues artists including headline acts Jerry Portnoy, the legendary Sam Lay, Willie King & The Liberators, Cedric Burnside and Lightenin Malcolm and Mudcat , along with Highlander, Alabama blues women Carroline Shines, Debbie Bond, Shar-Baby, and Sweet Claudette ; plus Alabama blues talent "Birmingham" George Conner, Jesse Daniels, Rev. Little, Julian Conner, Taylor Moore, Caleb Childs, Grapevine, Robert, Alex, and more! The festival promises to be an explosive celebration of the blues, deep in the land from which it is was born!
Find out more here.
- Music Maker announces 7th Annual Fishin' Blues Tournament for February '09
- Sunday, August 24th - Music Maker Review to play Lincoln Center this summer for the 25th Annual Roots of America Festival
- Macavine Hayes, Boo Hanks, and Eddie Tigner appeared at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in May. Read more.
- Albert White represents the Music Makers Foundation at the Congressional Blues Festival
- Little Freddie King is featured in a Fox News video about the New Orleans Musicians' Village.
- Amy Van Vechten wrote a fabulous article about Music Maker in FLYP online magazine!
Music Maker is Getting a New Office
Since moving to Hillsborough, the Music Maker Relief Foundation has always been a home office run out of the Duffy homestead. Recently, with the help of a Federal government grant, we were able to purchase a building in downtown Hillsborough. Lots of our friends chipped in, including our own "fruit tramp" Dave McGrew who did a lot of the labor. We were able to get the building into working order. We're still far from ready to move in though, and we're asking for more help with a few items. Lend us a hand, and get your own braggin' rights here.
Music Maker comics by Harvey Pekar and Gary Dumm
