Music Maker Foundation Returns to Telluride for the 2023 Festival
A photo booth and exhibition, vinyl listening stations, cozy lounge with artist meet and greets and more!
Continuing a longstanding and beloved partnership, we are honored to once again contribute to the endeavors of the Music Maker Foundation (MMF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Music Maker Foundation tends the roots of traditional American music by meeting the day-to-day needs of the artists who create it, ensuring their voices are heard, and giving all people access to our nation’s hidden musical treasures.
Lounge & Exhibition
Located in the lobby of the Blues Stage
The MMF Lounge and Exhibition will feature art, a vinyl listening station, artist meet and greets, a photo booth and music history/educational programming that reflects Music Maker’s mission and culture. The lounge offers a chance to take a peek at American music history.
"What is worth keeping is worth passing on. Help preserve American music"
The MMF was founded to preserve the musical traditions of America's South by directly supporting the musicians who make it, ensuring their voices will not be silenced by poverty and time. Through programs dedicated to cultural access, musical development and musician sustenance, the Foundation gives future generations access to their heritage through documentation and performance programs that build knowledge and appreciation of America's musical traditions.
Since their founding in 1994, the Foundation has assisted and partnered with over 300 artists, issued over 150 albums and reached over a million people with live performances in over 40 states and 17 countries around the globe. We are honored to work alongside this compassionate organization in an effort to ensure the continuity of some of the purest and most honest forms of music in American history.
Want to get involved?
You can change lives with a simple music shop purchase or by making a tax-deductible donation today. Click the button below to explore more ways to support MMF.
Going to the festival as a VIP?
Quench your thirst and give back! $1 of every Tito’s drink in the VIP section will be donated to MMF up to $5,000.
Artist Meet and Greets
Located in the lobby of the Blues Stage
Friday, September 15
4:00 - 4:30 pm - Lakota John
5:30 - 6:00 pm - Lil' Jimmy Reed
Saturday, September 16
7:00 - 7:30 pm - Terry "Harmonica" Bean
Sunday, September 17
7:00 - 7:30 pm - Gail Ceasar
Artist Performances and the Music Maker Revue
Discover the MMF artists throughout the festival on the Main Stage, Blues Stage, Campground Stage and Juke Joints! Enjoy performances from Dedicated Men Of Zion, Lil Jimmy Reed, Gail Ceasar, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Lakota John, Fred Thomas, Albert White, Ardie Dean and a mix of the artists together for a special Music Maker Revue.
Fundraiser Dinner
On Thursday, September 14, we are hosting an evening of live music, dinner and a special performance with a festival artist to support the MMF. This fundraising event will be held at an intimate, mountainside location to be announced soon located in the towering San Juan Mountains surrounding Telluride.
Attendees will be picked up and transported to the location where they will be treated to an exquisite, seasonal dinner menu prepared by Bravo TV's "Top Chef" competitor and owner of Telluride's own 221 South Oak restaurant, Eliza Gavin. Attendees will enjoy a champagne and appetizer reception, interact with the musicians all while viewing a special performance by festival artists from the Music Maker roster. Dinner with the artists to follow immediately after completing the performance.
$500 of each package benefits the Music Maker Foundation and is tax-deductible as a charitable contribution. This is a very popular experience that sells out almost immediately. Plan ahead to secure your tickets for next year!