Virtual is a word I have grown to dislike. A lot. However, the music portion of this year’s virtual World Of Bluegrass conference and festival offers plenty to get excited about. The International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) annual event, usually […]
The Americana Music Association describes itself as a “professional trade organization whose mission is to advocate for the authentic voice of American Roots Music around the world.” Having been an active participant during the past decade, not only could I […]
This week I turn over the Lens column to writer, producer, and filmmaker Kelly Shipe, who reports on two recent shows in East Tennessee, one by RB Morris and the other by Scott Miller. Morris did his as part of […]
Each September I think of these lines from Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson’s “September Song”: When you meet with a young man early in spring They court you in song and rhyme They woo you with words and a clover […]
This week I am focusing on three significant artists in their respective genres of roots music: Danielle Ponder (R&B), Alexis P. Suter (blues), and Chris Shiflett (Americana). The first two performed last week as part of Musikfest in Pennsylvania (which […]
This Philadelphia Folk Festival has a special place in my heart as it was the first festival I ever attended, in 1969, just as I was beginning college. I got to see so many folks I had just heard on […]
The first week of August usually finds us in the throes of those lethargic dog days, but up here in the mountains on West Virginia we are experiencing some unexpected sleeping-with-the-windows-open coolness more often associated with the falling of the […]
As we get ready to stream this year’s Newport Folk Festival, titled “Newport Folk Revival Weekend,” photographer/writer Jim Brock, who has attended five of the last six festivals, shares with us some of his thoughts, memories, and favorite moments from […]
At first blush it might seem odd to say that any artist is on the verge given that the coronavirus has put a halt to their ability to display their talents by playing to live audiences, which has been how […]
Following the killing of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, we’ve experienced a reckoning on race relations in the United States unlike any in the recent past. In the midst of that, and the deadly […]
Sign up for our twice-weekly email newsletter for roots music reviews, stories, columns, and more from No Depression.
We respect your privacy and will never sell our email list to a third party.
