[…] Waverly Hall, Georgia to Washington State, and they have performed all over the world from Pittsboro to Paris to Perth. We founded Music Maker to offer a new model of engagement for working with blues and folk musicians—an intervention that operates at the crossroads of the arts and non-profit work. Music Maker identifies and […]
[…] to pass their wisdom and courage on to the next generation of Americans grappling with this confounding and often diffi – cult world. We will release eight new titles in 2022. You can keep up with all the music and support this effort by join – ing our Listener’s Circle. We are pub – […]
2021 ANNUAL REPORT Volume 27 A Year of Re newal top : Freeman Vines and Brittany Anderson, Music Maker Social Worker, Fountain, North Carolina. Photo by Tim Duff y. middle : Jeffrey Scott, Craghead Galler y, Danville, Virginia. Photo by Tim Duff y . bottom : Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen, GirlsRockNC, Durham, North Carolina. […]
[…] Artists and replace 50% of our musicians’ lost gig income for April, May, and June. We were also able to reach out to our friends at the New Orleans Preservation Hall and welcome 12 new musicians to our Sustenance Program. Our Artist Services Specialist, Christelle Ndong, MSW formed a COVID-19 Care Team with our […]
vol. 22 2016 Annual Report Our Mission: Helping Musicians Make It NEWSLETTER CREDITS Written by Timothy and Denise Duffy, Jessica Cannon, Aaron Greenhood, Cornelius Lewis, Berk Oztürk Design: Aaron Greenhood ©2015 MMRF All Rights Reserved Dear Friends, Last August, Eddie Tigner, who toured with the Ink Spots for 35 years, turned 90! Ed – […]
[…] Goodmon Saramel Evans Tom Wallack Jon C. Porter Dom Flemons When the Music Maker Relief Foundation was established 24 years ago, it was founded to offer a new model of engagement for working with blues and folk musicians. It is from our unique position at the crossroads of the arts and humanitarian enterprise that […]
[…] our responsibility as caretakers of our cultural heritage to preserve this work for future genera – tions of Americans. That is why we are embarking on this new stage of our journey. In all the years we have been partnering with artists, we have never been able to offer them a dedicated space for […]
[…] relief. Musical development / Grants and services for recipient artist professional development and career advancement. cultural access / Supports the preservation and proliferation of American musical traditions. New orleans Musician’s fund / Assistance to musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. Music M Aker stA ff Timothy Duffy, Executive Director; Denise Duffy, Managing Director; Liz Rhine, […]
[…] over $62,000 for flood victims. Time and time again we’ve seen art – ists—with just a little bit of help—re – turn to their music with re newed pas – sion and vigor. Often what seems like a tiny gift—an instrument, a stipend for basic expenses, help with medical bills—paves the way for an […]
[…] 1960s”; Blues Hall of Famer and Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award winner Taj Mahal; inspiration for the founding of Music Maker Foundation, Guitar Gabriel; “masterful” (PopMatters) New Orleans blues fixture Alabama Slim; “queen of the blues guitar” (Guitar World), the “fiery” (New York Times) Beverly “Guitar Watkins, veteran of the bands of James […]
