Blues and the Celebrate Maine Festival
Mainers Support Music Maker!
Check out Music Maker at the Celebrate Maine Festival on August 7-9th.
See press release below for all the details.
The 2009 Celebrate Maine Festival is pleased to announce that we are supporting Music Maker Relief Foundation (www.musicmaker.org), based in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The organization is dedicated to helping the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern music gain recognition and meet their day-to-day needs. They present these musical traditions to the world so American culture will flourish and be preserved for future generations.
J.P.’s Shellfish (www.jpshellfish.com) and Piscataqua Landscaping (www.picataqualandscaping.com), both based in Eliot, are the Entertainment Sponsors for 2009 CMF. “We absolutely could not have managed such a huge endeavor without their generous support,” said Lisa Raitt, Trustee of the Raitt Homestead Farm Museum.
Music Maker Review will kick off CMF Festivities on Friday, August 7th with “Beer Blues and BBQ - a ‘Toot Blues’ Viewing and Celebration.” It will be held at the Regatta Banquet and Conference Center (www.regattaroom.com), 28 Levesque Drive (Rte. 236), Eliot Commons, Eliot, Maine. Guest will enjoy the Cabot Reception, DennyMike’s barbecue dinner including the “Toot Blues” viewing followed by a Q & A session with Tim Duffy, President of Music Maker Relief Foundation. The evening will culminate with dancing lead by the Music Maker Review.
A prestigious lineup of special guests has joined the “Toot Blues” event to help raise funds to benefit the Raitt Homestead Farm Museum. Fred Forsley, Partner, Shipyard Brewing Company (www.shipyard.com); Paul Kirk, Baron of BBQ (www.baron-of-bbq.com) and Tim Duffy will be welcoming Raitt Homestead Farm Museum supporters at the Private Reception scheduled for 6:00 p.m. The General Reception begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets and information are available online at www.celebrateMAINEfestival.com.
John Price, owner of J.P.’s Shellfish (www.jpshellfish.com), is on Music Maker Relief Foundation’s Advisory Board. “This is a truly premier event at a fabulous venue in a terrific location,” he said. “The Seacoast Region hasn’t seen anything like this before. This is going to be a sold-out event.”
Artists featured in the “Toot Blues” documentary will headline Sunday’s live entertainment on August 9th at the Celebrate MAINE Festival. Dr. Burt, Adolphus Bell, Albert White, Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Eddie Tigner, Big Ron Hunter and Capt’n Luke will be sharing their life-long experiences through their Southern Country Blues performances.
“I’m so excited about being part of putting this phenomenal group of musicians together,” said Tim Duffy, President of Music Maker Relief Foundation. “Getting the (Music Maker) gang from Atlanta, Birmingham and North Carolina to perform together at the Celebrate MAINE Festival has been a rewarding feat!”
Sunday’s performance by the Music Maker Live Review will be professionally recorded for CD release. Sales of the CD, which will be available through Music Maker Relief Foundation, go to support Music Maker Relief Foundation recipients. The criterion for receiving MMRF support is that they be rooted in a Southern musical tradition, be 55 years or older and have an annual income less than $18,000.
This event is championed by the membership of the Maine Blues Society, with Maine’s own Myron "Bawlmer Slim" Samuels and Kevin Midgley Duo as Sunday’s opening act. They project down home country blues featuring guitar, tambourine, harmonica & vocals.
“We truly appreciative organizations that highlight live music of any genre in Maine,” said Duane Little, President of the Maine Blues Society (www.mainebluessociety.com) but Blues in conjunction with Celebrate MAINE Festival’s “Mainely Grillin’ and Chillin’ County BBQ State Competition” is an event we’re ALL looking forward to!”
Celebrate MAINE Festival (www.celebrateMAINEfestival.com) is an authentic family event that honors the people, places and products that make Maine so attractive to visitors from around the world. It is held August 8-9 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Raitt Homestead Farm Museum, 2077 State Road, Eliot, Maine. Admission is $5.00 per person, children 12 and under are free. Plenty of free on-site parking. FMI: (207) 748-3303.
Check out Music Maker at the Celebrate Maine Festival on August 7-9th.
See press release below for all the details.
The 2009 Celebrate Maine Festival is pleased to announce that we are supporting Music Maker Relief Foundation (www.musicmaker.org), based in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The organization is dedicated to helping the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern music gain recognition and meet their day-to-day needs. They present these musical traditions to the world so American culture will flourish and be preserved for future generations.
J.P.’s Shellfish (www.jpshellfish.com) and Piscataqua Landscaping (www.picataqualandscaping.com), both based in Eliot, are the Entertainment Sponsors for 2009 CMF. “We absolutely could not have managed such a huge endeavor without their generous support,” said Lisa Raitt, Trustee of the Raitt Homestead Farm Museum.
Music Maker Review will kick off CMF Festivities on Friday, August 7th with “Beer Blues and BBQ - a ‘Toot Blues’ Viewing and Celebration.” It will be held at the Regatta Banquet and Conference Center (www.regattaroom.com), 28 Levesque Drive (Rte. 236), Eliot Commons, Eliot, Maine. Guest will enjoy the Cabot Reception, DennyMike’s barbecue dinner including the “Toot Blues” viewing followed by a Q & A session with Tim Duffy, President of Music Maker Relief Foundation. The evening will culminate with dancing lead by the Music Maker Review.
A prestigious lineup of special guests has joined the “Toot Blues” event to help raise funds to benefit the Raitt Homestead Farm Museum. Fred Forsley, Partner, Shipyard Brewing Company (www.shipyard.com); Paul Kirk, Baron of BBQ (www.baron-of-bbq.com) and Tim Duffy will be welcoming Raitt Homestead Farm Museum supporters at the Private Reception scheduled for 6:00 p.m. The General Reception begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets and information are available online at www.celebrateMAINEfestival.com.
John Price, owner of J.P.’s Shellfish (www.jpshellfish.com), is on Music Maker Relief Foundation’s Advisory Board. “This is a truly premier event at a fabulous venue in a terrific location,” he said. “The Seacoast Region hasn’t seen anything like this before. This is going to be a sold-out event.”
Artists featured in the “Toot Blues” documentary will headline Sunday’s live entertainment on August 9th at the Celebrate MAINE Festival. Dr. Burt, Adolphus Bell, Albert White, Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Eddie Tigner, Big Ron Hunter and Capt’n Luke will be sharing their life-long experiences through their Southern Country Blues performances.
“I’m so excited about being part of putting this phenomenal group of musicians together,” said Tim Duffy, President of Music Maker Relief Foundation. “Getting the (Music Maker) gang from Atlanta, Birmingham and North Carolina to perform together at the Celebrate MAINE Festival has been a rewarding feat!”
Sunday’s performance by the Music Maker Live Review will be professionally recorded for CD release. Sales of the CD, which will be available through Music Maker Relief Foundation, go to support Music Maker Relief Foundation recipients. The criterion for receiving MMRF support is that they be rooted in a Southern musical tradition, be 55 years or older and have an annual income less than $18,000.
This event is championed by the membership of the Maine Blues Society, with Maine’s own Myron "Bawlmer Slim" Samuels and Kevin Midgley Duo as Sunday’s opening act. They project down home country blues featuring guitar, tambourine, harmonica & vocals.
“We truly appreciative organizations that highlight live music of any genre in Maine,” said Duane Little, President of the Maine Blues Society (www.mainebluessociety.com) but Blues in conjunction with Celebrate MAINE Festival’s “Mainely Grillin’ and Chillin’ County BBQ State Competition” is an event we’re ALL looking forward to!”
Celebrate MAINE Festival (www.celebrateMAINEfestival.com) is an authentic family event that honors the people, places and products that make Maine so attractive to visitors from around the world. It is held August 8-9 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Raitt Homestead Farm Museum, 2077 State Road, Eliot, Maine. Admission is $5.00 per person, children 12 and under are free. Plenty of free on-site parking. FMI: (207) 748-3303.
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