No Depression readers have spoken once again and the results of our annual Readers’ Poll are in! It’s no easy task to narrow down your favorite albums, and we asked you to select just 10 from more than 600 options […]
No Depression readers have spoken once again and the results of our annual Readers’ Poll are in! It’s no easy task to narrow down your favorite albums, and we asked you to select just 10 from more than 600 options […]
The Steve Martin Banjo Prize announced its two winners for 2024 — Tray Wellington and Allison de Groot. With a board chaired by banjoist and Compass Records co-owner Alison Brown, as well as sponsors including the FreshGrass Foundation (the nonprofit […]
It’s been nearly three months since Tropical Storm Helene marched through Western North Carolina, leaving an historical amount of wreckage in its path. When ND last checked in with the area’s roots music scene, folks were still in […]
It’s often said that Nashville is a “ten year town.” If that’s the case, then Ben Chapman’s big break could be just around the corner. The singer, 26, began making trips north to the city from his hometown of LaFayette, […]
Next year’s FreshGrass | Bentonville festival will take place May 16 and 17 at The Momentary in Northwest Arkansas. Artists include Lukas Nelson, Shakey Graves, Rosanne Cash, Seun Kuti, La Doña, 18x Grammy Award-winner Béla Fleck with his new […]
The results of our Critics’ Poll are in! Collectively, ND writers, editors, and photographers put more than 100 albums on their lists of for Top 10 Roots Albums of 2024 10, covering a diverse array of albums, and reminding […]
Well, No Depression‘s resident lover of holiday music has left the building, so we’re changing things up around here. Instead of sharing mini reviews of our team’s favorite new roots music Christmas records like we’ve done the last three years, we’ve […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Managing Editor Hilary Saunders’ letter, below, opens our Winter 2024 quarterly journal, featuring the best and most timely stories in roots music today. Buy the Winter 2024 issue in print or digitally here, which contributes to No Depression’s […]
As the year winds down, it’s always fun to look back and see what ground we’ve covered in the last 12 months. And in one of our favorite traditions, we’re asking for your help to tell us what albums you […]
In the music industry, especially, the end of the year is a great time to get weird. It’s time to share those late-breaking live records (like Low Cut Connie and Jonathan Terrell), box sets (Elvis Costello and Laura Nyro), covers […]
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