Carolina Chocolate Drops music video is #1 on CMT.com!
Music Maker board members the Carolina Chocolate Drops filmed a video early this year for their single “Country Girl,” and it’s now #1 on CMT.com!
The video was directed by Music Maker intern Tom Ciaburri, and includes many Music Maker artists and interns throughout. Watch closely for cameos from Captain Luke, Big Ron Hunter, and John Dee Holeman!
Check out their awesome video here!
- Music Maker Revue at Back Porch Music
- Happy Birthday Lil’ Joe!
- 78 Project to Benefit MMRF
- MMRF Supporter Levon Helm passes away
- Chocolate Drops at The Birchmere near DC May 10!
- Eddie Tigner playing 4/18 with MM supporter Doria Roberts!
- 6th Annual SOOTS Benefit Blues Revue
- Leyla McCalla in Carrboro 3/23
- Pat Wilder and Pat “Mother Blues” Tour Europe in March
- Boo Hanks has great show at Music of the Carolinas!
Music Maker Receives NEA Grant!
Music Maker has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to present a music series in Chapel Hill! The Music Maker Roots and Leaves series will take place on Fridays, June 8th - 29th, on the Village Green in Southern Village. The shows will highlight a diverse array of local musical traditions, from Piedmont Blues to Native American.
6/8 - My South My Blues will feature John Dee Holeman, an NEA National Heritage Fellow, Captain Luke and Cool John Ferguson.
6/15 - Heart Strings will present Piedmont-style guitarist Boo Hanks, and country band Kelly and the Cowboys.
6/22 - Sisters of the South will include performances from powerhouse vocalist Essie Mae Brooks and Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen.
6/29 - Native Voices, our final show, will showcase the Pura Fé Trio alongside 15-year old guitar prodigy Lakota John Locklear.
More info to come. Hope to see you there!
| 05/27 | Lakota John and Kin at Wake Arts Sundays in Spring |
| 06/08 | The Branchettes and Bishop Dready Manning at The Music Academy of the South |
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Music Maker Revue: Live! In Europe |
Pura Fé Trio Live! a blues night in north carolina |
