Ironing Board Sam - a song a day, for life

A Recording session with Ironing Board Sam On the final day of May, Ironing Board Sam recorded new tracks in the former Music Maker studios. The room was bare, except for rolled up rugs, stray guitars, and packed bags. Sam said he wasn't dressed up, but he still had that music star thing about him being dressed in all black with a fedora on top. It takes two large steps to get into the now old studio. Sam groaned as he made his first step up and then with his second groan; I swear he sung it. Tim Duffy, Aaron Greenhood, and myself were present for this recording session in the early afternoon. Sam brought in a recording device that he uses to record his rehearsals, along with other bouts of musical inspiration. Once Sam received this recording device and learned how to use it, he decided he's going to write and record a song a day, for the rest of his life. He said if can't record them all, he'll give them to Music Maker for us to use however we need to. That day, Sam performed new songs one after another. The first was titled Country Boy, and the second was Chill Bumps. After we finished recording five new tracks, Sam said: "They come to me everyday." That's why it's great that he has his recording device, so that every musical twinge he has is on record. We can't wait to hear what Sam writes next. Mike Capodiferro is a Music Maker summer intern helping us with everything from writing to running shows. Mike is a Dramatic Writing and Literature major at Hampshire College. Diggin': Yo-Yo Some of the best Music Maker stories include Willa Mae Buckner, "the snake lady." When visitors come to MM's offices, I always enjoy pointing out the photo of elderly Willa Mae with her giant albino snake - she is one of the artists who have passed that I really wish I had gotten to know. In her youth she was a touring performer, doing everything from singing blues to eating fire. Her fierce independence continued into her later years, when she would be the one up on stage singing the risque tunes to the delight of audiences. Her song "Yo-Yo" is, I am sure, mild compared to some of the bawdy tunes she sang in juke joints during her time, but I love its upbeat, tongue-in-cheek spirit. It's great to listen to when you want to smile! Enjoy! -- Corinne Music Maker on the road this weekend: This weekend is a busy one for Music Maker Artists! Supporters like you enable MM to book artists at gigs around the country, at prestigious venues like The Hamilton in Washington, DC! Friday, June 8: Captain Luke, Cool John Ferguson, and John Dee Holeman kick of the Music Maker Relief Foundation's first Roots and Leaves Series in Chapel Hill, NC. Friday, June 8: Ironing Board Sam, Big Ron Hunter, Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen will play The Loft at The Hamilton in Washington, DC. Friday, June 8: The Branchettes will perform at the opening concert for the Music Academy of the American South in Winston-Salem, NC. Saturday, June 9: The Music Maker Blues Revue, featuring Ironing Board Sam, Big Ron Hunter, Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen and Sol play theTinner Hill Blues Festival in Falls Church, VA! Listen: Willa Mae Buckner - Yo-Yo Essie Mae Brooks and her daughter at the Apollo Theater by Aaron Greenhood Quick Links: Website Merch Music

Upcoming Shows: Click here for more info on upcoming events 6/08 - The Branchettes and Bishop Dready Manning - The Music Academy of the South, Winston-Salem, N.C. 6/08 - Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen, Ironing Board Sam and Big Ron Hunter - The Hamilton, Washington, D.C. 6/08 - Captain Luke, Cool John Ferguson, John Dee Holeman - Music Maker Roots and Leaves, Chapel Hill, N.C. 6/09 - Music Maker Revue - Tinner Hill Music Festival, Church, V.A. 6/15 - Boo Hanks - Music Maker Roots and Leaves, Chapel Hill, N.C. 6/22 - Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen, Essie Mae Brooks - Music Maker Roots and Leaves, Chapel Hill, N.C. 6/27 - Beverly "Guitar" Watkins - Sweet Georgia Juke Joint 6/29 - Pura Fé Trio, Lakota John Locklear - Music Maker Roots and Leaves, Chapel Hill, N.C. Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. helps the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern music gain recognition and meet their day to day needs. We present these musical traditions to the world so American culture will flourish and be preserved for future generations.

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