Join Founders Circle
The No Depression Founders Circle is a way for those of you who care most about what we've provided all these years to help us continue presenting No Depression online. We’ve taken a cue from longtime subscriber Jim Pennell of Indianapolis, who wrote to us in February after we announced that we would be shutting down "barring the intercession of unknown angels." Mr. Pennell suggested that perhaps it was our readers themselves who might step forward to help – that those who were in a position to help keep us alive might well be willing to do so. "We will collectively be your 'unknown angels'," as he so gracefully put it.
We realize this is a lot to ask and we appreciate your consideration. For those of you who are able and willing to contribute, we'll be eternally grateful. Plus, we'll list your name on our No Depression Founders Circle page as a sincere thanks to those helping us relaunch. We will be continuing the Founders Circle drive for the next few months, so if you wish to have your name listed on our permanent Founders Circle page make sure to contribute before then. We're well aware that not everyone who appreciates what we do is able to contribute at the Founders Circle levels. To that end, when the Founders Circle drive concludes, we'll be offering No Depression annual memberships at a more modest contribution. Check this page again later and we'll have those details for you.
FOUNDERS CIRCLE CONTRIBUTOR – $150:
• A copy of issue #73 signed by cover artist Shelby Lynne – while supplies last, so act soon!
• A copy of the 2005 anthology The Best Of No Depression, a 300-page book published by the University of Texas Press to mark the magazine’s 10th anniversary. (Note: The 25 articles in this anthology are not available in the No Depression online archives – this is the best way to get these first-rate pieces gathered in one place.)
• An exclusively designed No Depression Founders Circle t-shirt (you choose the size).
• Your name listed as a Contributor on the Founders Circle page of the new ND website (please let us know if you prefer to remain anonymous).
FOUNDERS CIRCLE BENEFACTOR – $500:
• Advance complimentary copies of the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 editions of our new “Bookazine” publication venture with the University of Texas Press.
• Gift package featuring music, t-shirt and other items from a handful of record labels whose artists are frequently featured in No Depression.
• A copy of issue #73 signed by cover-subject Shelby Lynn – while supplies last, so act soon!
• A copy of the 2005 anthology The Best Of No Depression, a 300-page book published by the University of Texas Press to mark the magazine’s 10th anniversary. (Note: The 25 articles in this anthology are not available in the No Depression online archives – this is the best way to get these first-rate pieces gathered in one place.)
• An exclusively designed No Depression Founders Circle T-shirt (you choose the size).
• Your name listed as a Contributor on the Founders Circle page of the new ND website (please let us know if you prefer to remain anonymous).
FOUNDERS CIRCLE REVELATOR – $1,000:
• Suitable for framing cover-flat of the ND #33 painting of Lucinda Williams by artist/musician Jon Langford, signed and numbered by Langford – while supplies last! We have only 13 of these available, so act soon.
• Two free tickets to a mutually agreed upon concert (in other words, someone you wish to see and with whom we're also able to make the necessary arrangements).
• Advance complimentary copies of the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 editions of our new “bookazine” publication venture with the University of Texas Press.
• A copy of issue #73 signed by cover artist Shelby Lynn – while supplies last, so act soon!
• A copy of the 2005 anthology The Best Of No Depression, a 300-page book published by the University of Texas Press to mark the magazine’s 10th anniversary. (Note: The 25 articles in this anthology are not available in the No Depression online archives – this is the best way to get these first-rate pieces gathered in one place.)
• An exclusively designed No Depression Founders Circle T-shirt (you choose the size).
• Your name listed as a Contributor on the Founders Circle page of the new ND website (please let us know if you prefer to remain anonymous).
