It’s been a hard week for bluegrass artists and fans, as two of the genre’s early icons have passed away — both mandolinists, innovative vocalists, and known in part for their work as brother acts. Jesse McReynolds, who died last […]
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Ever since he took that first ride down Highway 61, Bob Dylan has had hellhounds — well, biographers and critics — on his trail. The countless volumes devoted to Dylan look under every stone for clues to the meanings of […]
With songs spanning genres and generations, married duo Buddy and Julie Miller are at the heart of truth-telling, foot-stomping roots music. Their new album, In the Throes, finds them securely in the midst of that tradition they’ve shaped, plus […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The team at No Depression is saddened to hear about the passing of bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne at the age of 91. Throughout his career — with his brother Sonny Osborne as well as a solo artist — the […]
This a column I have been wanting to do for quite some time. With the publication of Jeff Fasano’s wonderful new book Americana Portrait Sessions, reviewed for ND by Henry Carrigan, now seems to be the opportune time to […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rufus Wainwright is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for June 2023. Read more about him and his new album, Folkocracy, in this interview, and read an essay from Wainwright about how singers should think of singing here. […]
On some level, I think we all hope to someday show up at our high school reunion with a cool story to tell, some proof that we somehow emerged and did all right for ourselves. Los Lobos is no […]
Life is coming at Nat Myers fast. It was only a few years ago that the Kentuckian was recording on the cheap, busking and hustling in the gig economy to make ends meet. This week he’s releasing his debut […]
Summer is the slow season for crowdfunding campaigns. With artists touring the festival circuit or just playing outdoor shows, most aren’t thinking about an album until fall or winter. But in some ways, summer is my favorite time for […]
Watch West Virginia native multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Brien treat us to a three-song session in the press box above DelFest alongside his wife, Jan Fabricius, on mandolin and vocals. There is a sense of calm about Tim and Jan as […]
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