Freight Train Blues: Jimbo Mathus & The Creatures of the Southern Wild, feat. The Crimestoppers

Jimbo Mathus & The Creatures of the Southern Wild 

Jimbo Mathus, the legendary roots artist, serves as the Music Maker Studio’s house producer and leader of a versatile band. Recently they have recorded with MMF artists such as Albert White, Earnest Guitar Roy, and Leonard Lowdown Brown. Besides his work with MMF artists, Mathus has worked with Squirrel Nut Zippers (who he founded), Buddy Guy, Andrew Bird, and many others.

The Crimestoppers

Born from a collaboration between Mathus and Anthony “Amp” Daniels, Christy Moody, and KeAmber Daniels – all members of eastern NC sacred soul-singing royalty, the Vines family, who also perform with Dedicated Men of Zion and Faith & Harmony. Along with their other musical family members, they have been an integral part of this region’s vital African-American gospel scene for generations. With The Crimestoppers, though, they combine to sing Southern soul music with a modern twist. Their deep-rooted voices, beautiful dance, and slick costuming provide a profound component to the show.

Freight Train Blues 2025

The Town of Carrboro, N.C., proudly presents the Music Maker Foundation’s Freight Train Blues series of live concerts every Friday evening between May 16 and June 13, 2025 at the Carrboro Town Commons, 301 W. Main Street. The series is a collaboration among  Music Maker Foundation, the Town of Carrboro, WUNC 91.5 FM, and The Forests at Duke.

Bring your picnic, lawn chairs and blankets for a FREE evening of live music on the lawn. Public parking is available and free in downtown Carrboro.

Music Maker Foundation’s Freight Train Blues series honors Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten’s legacy in the world of roots music by emphasizing the cultural diversity, complexity, and vitality of her music and the music of many other artists local to her community and all over the country.