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Kelly DearmoreJanuary 20, 2022

The Past Hangs Around on First Duo Album From The Whitmore Sisters

Anais MitchellJanuary 18, 2022

SPOTLIGHT: Anaïs Mitchell on What Was Lost and Found in the ‘Real World’

Holly GJanuary 11, 2022

JOURNAL EXCERPT: Black Opry and Belonging

Maeri FergusonJanuary 5, 2022

SPOTLIGHT: Anaïs Mitchell Comes Back to Her Own Story

No DepressionDecember 27, 2021

No Depression Reviewers and Writers' Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2021

Stacy ChandlerDecember 22, 2021

Inside American Aquarium’s ’90s Country Labor of Love

No DepressionDecember 20, 2021

No Depression Readers’ 50 Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2021

Amos PerrineDecember 14, 2021

THROUGH THE LENS: No Depression’s Best Roots Music Photos of 2021

Hilary SaundersDecember 13, 2021

HELLO STRANGER: A Walk Through No Depression’s Winter 2021 ‘Good News’ Journal + Playlist

Jim ShahenDecember 7, 2021

Jason Boland and The Stragglers Combine Cowboys, Aliens, and Big Questions of the Universe

Album Reviews

Tammy Rogers and Thomm Jutz Team Up for Lovely ‘Surely Will Be Singing’
Artist: Tammy Rogers and Thomm Jutz
Album: Surely Will Be Singing
Anna Ash Leans Into Uncertainty on ‘Sleeper’
Artist: Anna Ash
Album: Sleeper
Keb’ Mo’ Finds the Positive on Genre-Spanning ‘Good to Be’
Artist: Keb' Mo'
Album: Good to Be
On ‘Age of Apathy,’ Aoife O’Donovan Builds Worlds and Sounds
Artist: Aoife O'Donovan
Album: Age of Apathy
Jake Xerxes Fussell Makes a Cosmic Shift on ‘Good and Green Again’
Artist: Jake Xerxes Fussell
Album: Good and Green Again
Janis Ian Affirms Her Legacy with ‘The Light at the End of the Line’
Artist: Janis Ian
Album: The Light at the End of the Line
Greensky Bluegrass Brings Listeners Along for Timely ‘Stress Dreams’
Artist: Greensky Bluegrass
Album: Stress Dreams
Tinsley Ellis Reaches Back for His Roots on ‘Devil May Care’
Artist: Tinsley Ellis
Album: Devil May Care
Eliza Gilkyson Beckons for a Journey on ‘Songs From the River Wind’
Artist: Eliza Gilkyson
Album: Songs From the River Wind
Jamestown Revival Finds a Catchy New Groove on ‘Young Man’
Artist: Jamestown Revival
Album: Young Man
Covers, Old Favorites, and New Tracks Furnish Drew & Ellie Holcomb’s ‘Coming Home’ Collection
Artist: Drew & Ellie Holcomb
Album: Coming Home: A Collection of Songs
On ‘Covers,’ Cat Power Finds New Pulse in a Wide Range of Others’ Songs
Artist: Cat Power
Album: Covers
Elvis Costello Rediscovers His Roots on ‘The Boy Named If’
Artist: Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Album: The Boy Named If
On ‘In My Mind,’ Ilana Katz Katz Brings the Blues on Violin
Artist: Ilana Katz Katz
Album: In My Mind
Cat Clyde and Jeremie Albino Kick Back and Share Songs on ‘Blue Blue Blue’
Artist: Cat Clyde and Jeremie Albino
Album: Blue Blue Blue
‘That Kind of Life’ Shows Michigan Rattlers Building Up
Artist: Michigan Rattlers
Album: That Kind of Life
Today's Artists Explore Musical and American History on 'Industrial Strength Bluegrass'
Artist: Various Artists
Album: Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy
Aaron Vance Shows Country Can Be Fun and Fierce on ‘Cabin Fever’
Artist: Aaron Vance
Album: Cabin Fever
Shannon Lay’s ‘Geist’ Reaches and Reflects
Artist: Shannon Lay
Album: Geist
‘Be Good to Yourself’ Project Spotlights Musicians’ Mental Health
Artist: Various Artists
Album: Be Good to Yourself

Columns

THROUGH THE LENS: Los Lobos and Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart

THROUGH THE LENS: Los Lobos and Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart

Amos Perrine Posted On January 18, 2022

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Casting a Wide Net for Roots Music Campaigns

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Casting a Wide Net for Roots Music Campaigns

Chris Griffy Posted On January 17, 2022

BONUS TRACKS: The Song Elvis Costello Won’t Play and More of the Week’s Roots Music News

January 14, 2022

THE READING ROOM: Interviews Recall Roky Erickson’s Story and Significance

January 13, 2022

FROM FOLK ALLEY

Folk Alley Radio Show – Jan. 22, 2022

Why We Write With Kim Ruehl – Eliza Gilkyson

FRESH TRACK

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New Releases

Aoife O'Donovan - Age of Apathy (review)

Keb' Mo' - Good to Be (review)

Greensky Bluegrass - Stress Dreams (review)

The Whitmore Sisters - Ghost Stories (review)

Jake Xerxes Fussell - Good and Green Again (review)

Janis Ian - The Light at the End of the Line (review)

Tammy Rogers and Thomm Jutz - Surely Will Be Singing (review)

Anna Ash - Sleeper (review)

Tinsley Ellis - Devil May Care (review)

William Russell Wallace - Confidence Man

John Mellencamp - Strictly a One-Eyed Jack

Penny and Sparrow - Olly Olly

Lost Dog Street Band - Glory

Brad Barr - The Winter Mission

Silvana Estrada - Marchita

Eddie Berman - Broken English

Coming Soon

St. Paul and the Broken Bones - The Alien Coast (1/28)

Anaïs Mitchell - Anaïs Mitchell (1/28)

North Mississippi Allstars - Set Sail (1/28)

Erin Rae - Lighten Up (2/4)

The Cactus Blossoms - One Day (2/11)

Amos Lee - Dreamland (2/11)

Hurray for the Riff Raff - Life on Earth (2/18)

Infamous Stringdusters - Toward the Fray (2/18)

Shovels & Rope - Manticore (2/18)

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers - Nightroamer (2/18)

Lavender Country - Blackberry Rose (2/18)

Yonder Mountain String Band - Get Yourself Outside (2/25)

Swamp Dogg - I Need a Job ... So I can Buy More Autotune (2/25)

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