Nov 8, 2021 | MMRF - Results
Music of Healing & Elixirs: Little Freddie King, Anders Osborne, Dr. Michael White, & Music Maker Relief Foundation “Tim Duffy of the Music Maker Relief Foundation in North Carolina explains the curative properties of music on society and his work with...
Nov 4, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Preaching the Blues of Gospel “Gospel and blues are two different art forms, but ones that are linked, not just in their foundations in African American communities, but also in the way both styles can get to the root of an emotion using straight-forward musical...
Oct 26, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Review: Various Artists, The Sacred Soul of North Carolina “Sourcing a tradition that reaches as far back as the 17th century, the dozen and a half songs that encompass this compelling collection of religious revelry are gleaned from an upcoming documentary...
Oct 20, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
5 Stars: Various Artists, Sacred Soul of North Carolina “Among the highlights are Bible & Tire artists Dedicated Men of Zion singing “It’s a Shame,” a head-shaking commentary on the troubles of the world.” | Read More at Journal of Gospel...
Oct 12, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Exclusive: The Johnsonaires Premiere “Trying To Make It” From Sacred Soul Of North Carolina “The group is made up of all brothers whose musical education came from their father, their uncle, and their dedicated church attendance.” | Read More...
Oct 11, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Eastern North Carolina Gospel Takes Center Stage in ‘Sacred Soul’ “Daniels’ declaration, connecting intimately and one-on-one with the listener, exemplifies the direct power and emotion of the Dedicated Men’s music, and the genre that the group is a part...
Aug 17, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
“Sacred Soul” from North Carolina “Johnny Ray Daniels speaks softly, but his voice shakes North Carolina’s coastal plain when he and the other members of Little Willie and the Fantastic Spiritualaires start to sing the gospel music they’ve passed...
Apr 14, 2021 | MMRF - Results
“A glorious awakening of music tradition,” Music Maker Relief Foundation’s Tim Duffy “Tim Duffy is a breath of inspiration, and what he and the Music Maker Relief Foundation are doing and have been doing for the past 30 years deserves widespread...
Feb 4, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Results, MMRF - Results, Rolling Stone
A comprehensive list of music industry–related charities aiding those affected by the coronavirus pandemic “For nearly 30 years, this North Carolina-based nonprofit has been providing direct financial, professional, and day-to-day relief for aging artists,...
May 27, 2020 | MMRF - Results, PBS
A music maker sings the coronavirus blues “Musician Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen has long met adversity with music. She lost her New Orleans home to Hurricane Katrina and relocated to North Carolina with assistance from the Music Maker Relief Foundation, a group...
May 8, 2020 | CNN, MMRF - Results
Covid-19 taking toll on blues community “Cohen is part of a community of musicians trying to keep the blues alive in a landscape where live music is on hold and the artists dedicated to the genre are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19.” | Read More at...
Apr 27, 2020 | MMRF - Results, Rolling Stone
Meet the Blues Singer Who Won’t Stop Brightening Seniors’ Lives “She never stopped believing in kindness, and now she’s making a difference by playing socially-distanced nursing-home gigs.” | Read More at Rolling...
Apr 21, 2020 | MMRF - Results
With music venues shuttered, musicians across the South face huge losses “Salisbury, North Carolina based singer and performer Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen has felt a larger dislocation before, when she moved from New Orleans to North Carolina post-Katrina.” ...
Oct 17, 2019 | AV Club, MMRF - Results
Do you like roots music? Then we’re giving away a getaway just for you “We’re giving away a getaway to Durham, NC, to attend a five-day music and arts festival celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Music Maker Foundation.” | Read More at AV...
Jul 5, 2019 | MMRF - Results, Washington Post
“Their ancestral cultures have been oppressed and forbidden, and yet they rise up singing” “For at least 30 years, Duffy has been working alongside roots musicians from the American South. “Blue Muse” brings together a collection of tintype portraits...
