Showing posts with label music charity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music charity. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Ripple News - Help Support the Music Maker Relief Foundation



Music Maker Relief Foundation keeps our culture vital by directly
supporting senior (over 55) American roots musicians in need. We
provide for basic life essentials while expanding their professional
careers so that our rich musical heritage can be shared with the world
and preserved for future generations.

Since the organization’s founding in 1994, Music Maker has assisted
hundreds of musicians who represent the traditions of Blues, Gospel,
Old-Time String Band, Jazz and more.

Music Maker’s programs ensure the talents of these cultural treasures
are accessible through hundreds of US and international live
performances, multi-media documentation and outreach initiatives.

Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. is a tax exempt, public charity
under IRS code 501(c)3.

Programs
Musician Sustenance - grants to meet basic life needs and emergency 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.
This project is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council with
funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endownment
for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Check it all out at the Music Maker Relief Foundation.  Support the cause.  Keep the music alive!

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Ripple News - New Holiday Video from Neil Nathan Raising Money for Charity

It's been a great year for Ripple favorite, Neil Nathan.

First, Neil recently opened for one of his favorite singer/songwriters, Sam Roberts. Second, Neil's video for his folky cover of ELO's "Do Ya" (Californication Season 2 Soundtrack) was featured on Fuse On Demand, The Insider.com, and Magnet Magazine among others. You can see it here. The song also received extensive radioplay internationally, including XM/Sirius's The Coffehouse and CUIT across Canada.

Finally, Neil has ended the year on a strong note by releasing his folky lullaby cover of the Xmas classic, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. "

Our holiday gift to you is a free download of the song, which you can get here.

Neil has also released a hilarious and darkly comic video for the song. It was directed by Zev Deans, whose recent Survivaball Yes Men video was featured in the NY Times and Huffington Post.

Neil is using the song/video to raise money for a charity started by the family of his lifelong friend who died in the WTC on 9/11.

The Fred Gabler Helping Hand Camp Fund sends underprivileged youth to summer camp.

If you enjoy the video, please help the cause by sharing it with anyone you think might also enjoy it and donate to the cause.

We are also giving you a free download of the song that Neil wrote for Fred after frantically searching for him in hospitals throughout NYC and realizing he was indeed gone. It's called Freddy's Song and was featured in the NY Post's Page Six.