Near the bottom of my stack of indifferently folded black t-shirts rests a relic from 2003, a wry marker from the career of the late Nashville singer-songwriter David Olney. “David Olney’s World Tour of Nashville,” the back reads, listing six […]
This week’s column serendipitously falls on Christmas Eve and, thus, could be viewed as a holiday present to ND readers. The gallery features a representative sampling of the many outstanding photos taken this year by 32 ND photographers. From the Eastern […]
No Depression readers have spoken once again and the results of our annual Readers’ Poll are in! It’s no easy task to narrow down your favorite albums, and we asked you to select just 10 from more than 600 options […]
The Steve Martin Banjo Prize announced its two winners for 2024 — Tray Wellington and Allison de Groot. With a board chaired by banjoist and Compass Records co-owner Alison Brown, as well as sponsors including the FreshGrass Foundation (the nonprofit […]
Music City singer and guitarist Emily Nenni joined us at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge for her No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST ’24, to share three songs including one from her latest record, Drive & Cry, and one from her […]
Periodically, my fellow No Depression columnist and analog enthusiast Amos Perrine publishes a column detailing the state of vinyl in roots music. Certainly vinyl is continuing its recent comeback as the primary physical media form. With CD players in […]
In times of darkness and despair, books offer hope and glimpses into world far away from our own. The best books entertain us, inform us, shape us, and transform us. Music books often carry us back to times in our […]
It’s been nearly three months since Tropical Storm Helene marched through Western North Carolina, leaving an historical amount of wreckage in its path. When ND last checked in with the area’s roots music scene, folks were still in […]
It’s often said that Nashville is a “ten year town.” If that’s the case, then Ben Chapman’s big break could be just around the corner. The singer, 26, began making trips north to the city from his hometown of LaFayette, […]
This week 14 No Depression photographers, from towns all across the United States and as far abroad as Australia highlight the cream of the roots music albums released this year. From a bluegrass song cycle to symphonic metal this collection […]
