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ALBUM REVIEW: Richard Thompson Delivers Restless Mastery on 'Hippies, Thugs and Heroes'

ALBUM REVIEW: Richard Thompson Delivers Restless Mastery on 'Hippies, Thugs and Heroes'

Reaching the milestone of a 20th studio recording is a rare feat for any artist, but for Richard Thompson, it's another chapter in an ongoing, restless masterclass. On his latest 12-track collection, Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, the legendary folk-rock pioneer delivers a set recorded at Hobosound

THROUGH THE LENS: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 at 25

THROUGH THE LENS: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 at 25

FRESH TRACK: Paula Boggs Band - "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round"

FRESH TRACK: Paula Boggs Band - "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round"

Ranky Tanky Gives Traditional Gullah Tunes New Life

Ranky Tanky Gives Traditional Gullah Tunes New Life

BONUS TRACKS: A Coda for a Tour Manager and This Week’s Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: A Coda for a Tour Manager and This Week’s Roots Music News

ALBUM REVIEW: Todd Snider's Posthumous 'My Second Rodeo' Is a Poignant Reminder of What We've Lost

ALBUM REVIEW: Todd Snider's Posthumous 'My Second Rodeo' Is a Poignant Reminder of What We've Lost

Emotional and Geographic Changes Helped Margo Cilker Make New LP ‘Little White Cross’

Emotional and Geographic Changes Helped Margo Cilker Make New LP ‘Little White Cross’

Stories

Ranky Tanky Gives Traditional Gullah Tunes New Life

Ranky Tanky Gives Traditional Gullah Tunes New Life

Editor's Note: October 12, 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor being federally designated as a National Heritage Area National Heritage Area. This month also marks Gullah Geechee Heritage Month, so No Depression is sharing this feature from the Summer 2018 "(Im)

Emotional and Geographic Changes Helped Margo Cilker Make New LP ‘Little White Cross’

Emotional and Geographic Changes Helped Margo Cilker Make New LP ‘Little White Cross’

A Postcard From Laura Cortese

A Postcard From Laura Cortese

No Depression's Best of September 2026 Playlist

No Depression's Best of September 2026 Playlist

SPOTLIGHT: Reflections On The Inevitable Folly Of Naming Things, Or Whatever [ESSAY]

SPOTLIGHT: Reflections On The Inevitable Folly Of Naming Things, Or Whatever [ESSAY]

A Postcard From The Heists

A Postcard From The Heists

A 'Reckoning' Is Beckoning and Mary Gauthier’s Songs Are The Answer

A 'Reckoning' Is Beckoning and Mary Gauthier’s Songs Are The Answer

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Todd Snider's Posthumous 'My Second Rodeo' Is a Poignant Reminder of What We've Lost

ALBUM REVIEW: Todd Snider's Posthumous 'My Second Rodeo' Is a Poignant Reminder of What We've Lost

The last memory some fans have of the late Todd Snider is his singing and dancing with Margo Price on the Ryman stage at last year's John Prine "You Got Gold" celebration in Nashville. Snider had a unique stage presence — usually barefoot, his face lit by

ALBUM REVIEW: Brody Price Sings of the Bottle and the Damage Done on Sobriety Record 'Leaf Miner’s Daughter'

ALBUM REVIEW: Brody Price Sings of the Bottle and the Damage Done on Sobriety Record 'Leaf Miner’s Daughter'

ALBUM REVIEW: Jess Williamson Comes Home to Herself on 'A Mile South of Heaven'

ALBUM REVIEW: Jess Williamson Comes Home to Herself on 'A Mile South of Heaven'

ALBUM REVIEW: The Talking Hearts’ ‘Memory Lane’ Puts a Breezy Spin on Bad Behavior

ALBUM REVIEW: The Talking Hearts’ ‘Memory Lane’ Puts a Breezy Spin on Bad Behavior

ALBUM REVIEW: John Leventhal Explores Found Sounds on 'National Drift'

ALBUM REVIEW: John Leventhal Explores Found Sounds on 'National Drift'

ALBUM REVIEW: Libby Dale Makes Her Solo Debut With 'Freehand'

ALBUM REVIEW: Libby Dale Makes Her Solo Debut With 'Freehand'

Waylon Payne Mines Nashville’s Contradictions, Yet Honors Outlaw Roots on New Album ‘Wayward’

Waylon Payne Mines Nashville’s Contradictions, Yet Honors Outlaw Roots on New Album ‘Wayward’

Columns

THROUGH THE LENS: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 at 25

THROUGH THE LENS: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026 at 25

This week the column stays in California for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park (October 2-4, 2026). Since its creation in 2001, by local venture capitalist, and banjo player, Warren Hellman, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has remained free and open to everyone. Despite numerous

BONUS TRACKS: A Coda for a Tour Manager and This Week’s Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: A Coda for a Tour Manager and This Week’s Roots Music News

THROUGH THE LENS: California’s Ohana Festival 2026 — “Music & Memories Stay With You Long After the Tide Goes Out”

THROUGH THE LENS: California’s Ohana Festival 2026 — “Music & Memories Stay With You Long After the Tide Goes Out”

BONUS TRACKS: 39 Bob Dylan CDs, New Anti-ICE Compilation, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: 39 Bob Dylan CDs, New Anti-ICE Compilation, and More Roots Music News

QUEER COUNTRY: Let a Thousand Lavenders Bloom

QUEER COUNTRY: Let a Thousand Lavenders Bloom

BEST OF BLUES: September 2026

BEST OF BLUES: September 2026

THROUGH THE LENS: Earl Scruggs and Bristol Rhythm & Roots 2026 Fests: “Eventually, It All Comes Back To The Roots”

THROUGH THE LENS: Earl Scruggs and Bristol Rhythm & Roots 2026 Fests: “Eventually, It All Comes Back To The Roots”

FRESH TRACK

Paula Boggs Band’s “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ’Round” is a contemporary roots/Americana interpretation of the traditional spiritual that became an enduring Civil Rights Movement freedom anthem. The recording features The Blind Boys of Alabama and Valerie June, bringing together gospel, folk, bluegrass and the band’s self-described “soulgrass” sound.

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FRESH TRACK: Paula Boggs Band - "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round"

Paula Boggs Band’s “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ’Round” is a contemporary roots/Americana interpretation of the traditional spiritual that became an enduring Civil Rights Movement freedom anthem. The recording features The Blind Boys of Alabama and Valerie June, bringing together gospel, folk, bluegrass and the band’

FRESH TRACK: JP Harris - "Hang Me"

FRESH TRACK: Todd Mack - "9-11+25"