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Tending the Roots of American Music.
Hillsborough, NC
Joined March 2009
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
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@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
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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
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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
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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
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Altanta folks! Mark your calendars for 3/25 for the 1st Annual Frank Edwards Blues Festival
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A wide range of music is offered in March
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Beverly "Guitar" Watkins♀️(1939 – 2019) was an American blues guitarist & singer. Here she's 78 years w/ the Rick Fowler Band, in 2017. 🎶'Rock Me Baby'
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See you there!! We’re so excited to be heading back to Telluride Blues & Brews this September.
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
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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
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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
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https://t.co/2Io5HtYz79 Tune in to our Facebook and YouTube pages tonight at 7 PM ET for a LIVE concert from Gail Ceasar!
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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
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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,
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If his guitars are life-affirming, however, that doesn’t mean they’re easy to look at. The wood of the tree held dark stories. As Vines carved, he revealed images that are terrifying at first sight....
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Need a soundtrack for your #ValentinesDay? Here's some songs for your valentine from Music Maker artists 😘 https://t.co/jZUnjKrrMk
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Beverly "Guitar" Watkins 'The Guitar Slingin’ Grandma' via .@musicmakerblues
https://t.co/KXvEMbXzQf
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Check out Jeffrey Scott's version of "Oreo Cookie Blues" https://t.co/RwRAtuaq50 via @TheBGSituation
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Artist: Jeffrey Scott Hometown: Culpeper, Virginia Song: “Oreo Cookie Blues” Album: Going Down to Georgia on a Hog Release Date: March 3, 2023 Label: Music Maker Foundation In Their Words: “This song...
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Please consider supporting Sabine McCalla's first record!
gofundme.com
Hello Everyone! I would be honored if you would be a part of the succes… Sabine McCalla needs your support for Sudden Blue - Sabine McCalla's First Record
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Congratulations to our advisory board member @TheBonnieRaitt for winning GRAMMY’s Song of the Year for “Just Like That” ! 👏
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Thanks, big time to our (Ry's & Mine), longtime loyal fans, peers, voting academy members and "The Recording Academy" for this most exciting win!! Proof that you can never chew all of the flavor out of the BLUES!! Peace Taj
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