EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an excerpt from a story in our Spring 2020 print issue “Live and In Person.” You can read the whole story — and much more — in that issue, here. And please consider supporting No Depression with a subscription for more […]
Born in the mountains / Fifty years ago / I traveled the hills and valleys / Through the rain and snow / Seen the lightning flashing / I’ve heard thunder roll / I’ve endured, I’ve endured. — Ola Belle Reed (Martha Spencer’s […]
The leader in the clubhouse for the most used phrase of 2020 is “social distancing.” The polite way of saying “stay in your house so you don’t spread COVID-19 to your friends,” social distancing has also had a devastating effect […]
John Prine’s family announced via social media Sunday afternoon that the legendary singer-songwriter was hospitalized last Thursday for COVID-19 treatment. “He was intubated Saturday evening, and continues to receive care, but his situation is critical,” the post says of the […]
Last night at midnight, Bob Dylan released a new song, “Murder Most Foul.” It is 16 minutes and 57 seconds long, replacing “Highlands” (1997) as his longest studio recording. Centering on the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, […]
Do you want to know the absolute, honest-to-god truth? I am laying down on my bed, my computer balanced on my thighs, trying to find a topic for this week’s column, and I’ve got no clue about what I’m going […]
Back in the early days of the Western frontier, community was a matter of life-and-death: It was the work of people in tandem that led to a successful winter, not merely one man’s luck in finding gold or trapping furs. […]
Loretta Lynn says she feels like Patsy Cline is watching over her sometimes, especially when life gets hard or when she feels like she’s ready to give up and lose sight of the many blessings she’s been given in life. […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mastersons are No Depression‘s Spotlight band for March 2020. Read our feature story about the duo and their new album, No Time for Love Songs, here, and read Chris Masterson’s essay about connecting with kindness here. […]
He didn’t know it at the time, but when Steve Ford, our long-serving Australian contributor, set out to take photos at Australia’s annual four-day WOMADelaide festival, he was capturing the last major music festival in his country prior to the […]
