Jerry Jeff Walker, one of the most colorful figures in roots music and an inspiration to a whole generation of storyteller/songwriters who came after him, died Friday at the age of 78. A family member who confirmed the news […]
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Independent venues are vital to the roots music scene, connecting fans and musicians face to face and creating lifelong memories. For me, The Handlebar in Greenville, South Carolina, was home as I started discovering roots music in college. On […]
No matter how well your favorite festival pulls off a virtual version, it’s never quite the same without those special touches that only come from being there. But the Brooklyn Folk Festival, taking place online Oct. 23-25, has found an […]
The Steve Martin Banjo Prize has been a very big deal in the roots music world for the past 10 years, honoring the instrument’s most talented practitioners, especially those with an eye toward stretching the boundaries and the perceptions of […]
Tomorrow would have been John Prine’s 74th birthday, and friends and family are celebrating with memories and music of the songwriting great (look for the hashtag #IRememberEverything on social media). Prine’s YouTube channel will re-air Picture Show: A Tribute […]
“Pete Seeger has been part of my life for as long as I can remember,” Kronos Quartet founder and first violinist David Harrington says in an announcement for the Grammy-winning ensemble’s new album, Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and […]
Like everything else this year, the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass conference and festival has had to shift online, so instead of rambling from show to show in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, and crowding around jams in […]
In a full-length awards show prerecorded and socially distanced in an audience-less Ryman Auditorium, the International Bluegrass Music Association honored the genre’s stalwarts and up-and-comers Thursday night. The show, with hosting duties shared between Sierra Hull, Joe Newberry, Tim […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lydia Loveless is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for September. Read more about Loveless and her new album, Daughter, in our feature story, and learn how she leans on Lifetime movies during anxious times in her essay. […]
We all long for the day when live music comes back, when we can press into a club or settle into a seat and take in a performance that delights us and makes friends out of a crowd of strangers. […]
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