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How The Great Divide Came Apart, Pulled Together, and Made Their Opry Debut With Wyatt Flores

How The Great Divide Came Apart, Pulled Together, and Made Their Opry Debut With Wyatt Flores

Editor's Note: This feature originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of No Depression. We're sharing it now in honor of Wyatt Flores' new album, Scared of Heights, which came out July 31 via Island Records/MCA. Read on to learn more about their intertwining

BEST OF BLUES: July 2026

BEST OF BLUES: July 2026

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Glen Hansard and Other Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Glen Hansard and Other Roots Music News

Willie Nelson Showcases Consistency on 79th Solo Studio LP 'Dream Chaser'

Willie Nelson Showcases Consistency on 79th Solo Studio LP 'Dream Chaser'

No Depression's 5 Best Albums of 2026 So Far

No Depression's 5 Best Albums of 2026 So Far

ALBUM REVIEW: GA-20 and Charlie Musselwhite Stage a Chicago Summit on ‘Blues Now’

ALBUM REVIEW: GA-20 and Charlie Musselwhite Stage a Chicago Summit on ‘Blues Now’

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - Living and Dying on The Road in America [ESSAY]

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - Living and Dying on The Road in America [ESSAY]

Stories

How The Great Divide Came Apart, Pulled Together, and Made Their Opry Debut With Wyatt Flores

How The Great Divide Came Apart, Pulled Together, and Made Their Opry Debut With Wyatt Flores

Editor's Note: This feature originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of No Depression. We're sharing it now in honor of Wyatt Flores' new album, Scared of Heights, which came out July 31 via Island Records/MCA. Read on to learn more about their intertwining

No Depression's 5 Best Albums of 2026 So Far

No Depression's 5 Best Albums of 2026 So Far

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - Living and Dying on The Road in America [ESSAY]

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - Living and Dying on The Road in America [ESSAY]

Street Style: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova on The Art of Busking and the 15th Anniversary of ‘Once’

Street Style: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova on The Art of Busking and the 15th Anniversary of ‘Once’

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - "Daughter of Night" [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - "Daughter of Night" [VIDEO]

Maya de Vitry's Top 5 Songs Right Now

Maya de Vitry's Top 5 Songs Right Now

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller’s ‘The Great Unknowing’ Is a Thoughtful Education on The World’s Crumbling

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller’s ‘The Great Unknowing’ Is a Thoughtful Education on The World’s Crumbling

Album Reviews

Willie Nelson Showcases Consistency on 79th Solo Studio LP 'Dream Chaser'

Willie Nelson Showcases Consistency on 79th Solo Studio LP 'Dream Chaser'

Editor's Note: Annie Zaleski has been awarded one of two No Depression Criticism Fellowships to write in-depth album reviews on roots music's most important albums. Read her previous review of Kacey Musgraves' Middle of Nowhere here, and stay tuned for more from both No

ALBUM REVIEW: GA-20 and Charlie Musselwhite Stage a Chicago Summit on ‘Blues Now’

ALBUM REVIEW: GA-20 and Charlie Musselwhite Stage a Chicago Summit on ‘Blues Now’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Family Plays Together and Stays Together on 'Delusions of Grandeur'

ALBUM REVIEW: The Family Plays Together and Stays Together on 'Delusions of Grandeur'

ALBUM REVIEW: The Revivalists Explore Difficult Issues Via Catchy Sounds With 'Get It Honest'

ALBUM REVIEW: The Revivalists Explore Difficult Issues Via Catchy Sounds With 'Get It Honest'

ALBUM REVIEW: Creekbed Carter Hogan Is a Court Jester of the Apocalypse on 'Peasants Revolt'

ALBUM REVIEW: Creekbed Carter Hogan Is a Court Jester of the Apocalypse on 'Peasants Revolt'

ALBUM REVIEW: Punch Brothers Go All Instrumental on 'The Unsung Adventures,' Still Carrying the Torch

ALBUM REVIEW: Punch Brothers Go All Instrumental on 'The Unsung Adventures,' Still Carrying the Torch

ALBUM REVIEW: Lily Meola Finds Her Footing With 'Lucky to Be'

ALBUM REVIEW: Lily Meola Finds Her Footing With 'Lucky to Be'

Columns

BEST OF BLUES: July 2026

BEST OF BLUES: July 2026

July was a banner month for blues releases with the release of a massive box set from blues grand dame and legend Ma Rainey, featuring her entire recordings at Paramount Records between 1923-1928. Additionally, Chris O'Leary provides some hard-core roadhouse blues, and Albert Castiglia goes to

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Glen Hansard and Other Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Glen Hansard and Other Roots Music News

THE READING ROOM: Timothy D. Tyson and Mary D. Williams’ ‘Mahalia Jackson, Moving on Up a Little Higher: The Story of an American Civil Rights Pioneer’

THE READING ROOM: Timothy D. Tyson and Mary D. Williams’ ‘Mahalia Jackson, Moving on Up a Little Higher: The Story of an American Civil Rights Pioneer’

THROUGH THE LENS: The Blues Rule at the 2026 Briggs Farm & Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festivals

THROUGH THE LENS: The Blues Rule at the 2026 Briggs Farm & Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festivals

BONUS TRACKS: Raul Malo's Final Performance, New Music from Buddy Miller, Folk Alley's Cover Contest, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Raul Malo's Final Performance, New Music from Buddy Miller, Folk Alley's Cover Contest, and More Roots Music News

QUEER COUNTRY: All Aboard the Pride Party Boat: OUTlaw Pride Announces New Record Label

QUEER COUNTRY: All Aboard the Pride Party Boat: OUTlaw Pride Announces New Record Label

FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Margo Price Sings Truth to Power, Plus New Music from Luluc, Mason Jennings and More

FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Margo Price Sings Truth to Power, Plus New Music from Luluc, Mason Jennings and More

FRESH TRACK

Clay DuBose is a Texas-based Americana artist. He has two previous full-length records under his belt, Rewriting History, which hit No. 23 on the Americana Chart and These Days, which landed at No. 6. His new release, Father Time & Mother Nature is at Americana and Texas radio and has been favorably received by both fans of his previous work and those new to his music.

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FRESH TRACK: Clay DuBose - "Winning Streak"

Clay DuBose is a Texas-based Americana artist. He has two previous full-length records under his belt, Rewriting History, which hit No. 23 on the Americana Chart and These Days, which landed at No. 6. His new release, Father Time & Mother Nature is at Americana and Texas radio

FRESH TRACK: Andrew Sa - "Lavender Cowboy"

FRESH TRACK: Rachael Sage & The Sequins “Nexus (Acoustic)”