Ben Sollee was nine years old when his public school teacher introduced him to the cello. As he recounted the story at the Mothlight in Asheville, North Carolina, last night, the Kentucky native comes from a line of musicians who […]
Ben Sollee was nine years old when his public school teacher introduced him to the cello. As he recounted the story at the Mothlight in Asheville, North Carolina, last night, the Kentucky native comes from a line of musicians who […]
There was a point during Valerie June’s performance at the Orange Peel in Asheville, North Carolina, last night where she spread her arms out wide, cocked her head back, and, eyes closed, sang out, loud, in a way that felt […]
I’m excited today to announce the first ever No Depression Singer-Songwriter Award, which we’re launching in conjunction with the FreshGrass Foundation. For the past several years, FreshGrass has awarded cash and instrument prizes to up-and-coming artists via banjo, fiddle, band, and duo contests. […]
About a week after last November’s presidential election, I started getting emails from writers who were working on stories for this issue, asking for extensions. Though a couple of them had to do with the typical things — tracking down […]
It took until the middle of the final day at 30A Songwriters Festival, as Caroline Spence was singing in a dark tent about watered-down whiskey, for me to remember that not everyone in the audience was a songwriter. For many […]
Folk music festivals everywhere tend to be pretty casual affairs. The music is revered and celebrated, but not so much that everyone has to Take It Very Seriously. It’s about being human together, listening to each other, with music. There’s […]
The stretch of Highway 30A between Rosemary Beach and Miramar, Florida, is a quaint, picturesque roadside that looks as if it were torn straight from a brochure for snowbirds. Gently colored buildings house craft breweries and seafood restaurants, woodfired pizza, yoga, […]
What a year, right? I hesitate to dwell too much on world events in this space, other than to acknowledge that we have all experienced them, have all no doubt been rocked by them in one way or another. If […]
Christmas on the Lam and Other Songs From the Season is a collection of 12 offbeat winter tales from Red House veterans and newcomers alike that’s sure to add a little shot of somethin’ special to your nog of choice.
Following is an excerpt of an article published in Bluegrass Beyond, the Winter 2016 issue of No Depression in print. To read the full article and all the other contents of the issue, purchase your copy or subscribe today. By the […]
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