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 […]
Just a few roots music updates this week, as we all begin to wind down for a nice winter’s rest: Biscuits & Banjos Festival Additions: Rhiannon Giddens’ new Biscuits & Banjos Festival added to their lineup announcing: Adia Victoria, Alice […]
December is my favorite month for the Through the Lens column because it gives the ND photographers the opportunity to step out from behind their cameras and share with us what moved them this year. This week, it’s what 14 […]
Earlier this week, Folk Alliance International announced numerous nominees and recipients for the Best of 2024 and International Folk Music Awards, respectively. The ceremony will take place during the first night of the industry nonprofit’s 37th annual conference, which takes […]
“Well, it’s one for the money, two for the show/three to get ready, now go, cat, go.” That’s just what Australian music writer Jeff Apter (Don’t Dream It’s Over), does in his affectionate, straight-ahead biography Carl Perkins: The King […]
One does not merely attend a performance by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Rather, it’s akin to a seance, which draws you in and you become privy to a creative dialogue that seems to transcend time and space. The evening, […]
When reviewing the most recent photos taken by the ND photographers, I noticed that a significant number of the artists come from the many branches of country music. Five years ago, this column ran a story profiling eight artists titled […]
Texas historian Joe Nick Patoski sums up the experience of attending one of Willie Nelson’s annual picnics as “living inside a Willie Nelson song every Fourth of July.” As Patoski writes in his foreword to journalist Dave Dalton Thomas’ Picnic: […]
By Peter Blackstock As we approach the end of the year, there’s no particular rhyme or reason to these six selections — just a bunch of records I’ve been digging lately, and perhaps you might as well. Keep on rockin’ […]
“Everybody’s got roots” as the saying goes, and that’s especially true for roots music. While much of the press is focused on American roots music, artists from all over the globe are producing quality music, either in the style […]
