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    BONUS TRACKS: Nat Myers Crowdfunding, Charley Crockett CD Giveaway, and What We're Listening To

      Nat Myers It’s been a rough few months for the roots music community: fires, floods, illness, […]

    Meredith Lawrence Posted On March 7, 2025
    THE READING ROOM: ‘Pretend We’re Dead’ Recalls Women Who Rocked and Changed American Music

        In the 1990s, numerous women rockers emerged on the popular music scene, flooding the airwaves […]

    Henry Carrigan Posted On March 6, 2025
    THROUGH THE LENS: Folk Alliance International & Wintergrass Gatherings Bring Roots Music to the Forefront

    This week’s column takes us, in the throes of winter, up north, where two roots music events […]

    Amos Perrine Posted On March 4, 2025
    FOUNDERS KEEPERS: After the Fire is Gone; The Last Sessions of Bluesman Elmore James

      It began here, in the safety of the suburbs, black vinyl spinning in someone’s back room, […]

    Grant Alden Posted On February 26, 2025
    THROUGH THE LENS: John Hiatt Tribute & The Vero Beach Blues Festival

      This week’s column features two events at opposite ends of the country: AMERICANAFEST’s Pre-Grammy Salute to […]

    Amos Perrine Posted On February 25, 2025
    BONUS TRACKS: Folk Alliance International Music Award Winners and Lomax Archives Record Label, Plus New Music from Mumford and Sons

    The 37 annual Folk Alliance International conference is off to a bang-up start this week in Montreal, […]

    Meredith Lawrence Posted On February 21, 2025
    CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Justin Golden, David Johansen Cancer Fundraisers; New Albums from Mark Erelli, Jimmy Touzel, and Molly Thomas

      As with last month’s column, I open this month not with a campaign for a new […]

    Chris Griffy Posted On February 21, 2025
    THE READING ROOM: Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell is Part Memoire, Part Critique

      The songs of Joni Mitchell saved novelist Paul Lisicky’s life. In his loving ode to Mitchell […]

    Henry Carrigan Posted On February 20, 2025
    THROUGH THE LENS: A Roots Music Lovers Guide to Analog, Part 6

      In what has become a yearly feature, this week’s column turns its focus to the latest […]

    Amos Perrine Posted On February 18, 2025
    THROUGH THE LENS: The Eclectic 2025 Tucson Jazz Festival Offered Something For Every Jazz Fan

    Spread out over an expansive nine days (January 17-25, 2025), the Tucson Jazz Festival returned for its […]

    Amos Perrine Posted On February 11, 2025


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    Bonus Tracks — Stacy Chandler
    ND’s assistant editor with roots music news

    100 Damned Guns

    Crowdfunding Radar – Chris Griffy
    Helping musical projects come to life

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    Through the Lens — Amos Perrine
    Focusing on the finest roots music photography

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    The Long Haul — Rachel Baiman
    Dispatches from the life of a modern musician

    100 Damned Guns

    The Reading Room — Henry Carrigan
    Writing about writing about music

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    50 States of Folk — Kara Kundert
    Exploring the homegrown ingredients in the roots music mix

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    Roots in the Archive — Stephen Winick
    Treasures from the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center

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    Founders’ Keepers – Grant Alden and Peter Blackstock
    Musical finds from ND’s founding co-editors

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