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RIP Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, Bonnaroo 2027 Canceled, Big Thief's Forthcoming Triple LP, and More Roots Music News

RIP Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, Bonnaroo 2027 Canceled, Big Thief's Forthcoming Triple LP, and More Roots Music News

This week was, quite simply, a horrible week in roots music and the world at large. We lost two icons, Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, whose artistry and character shaped the musical genres we cover and the musicians who carry the mantle for them today. We here at No Depression

Dolly Parton Has Died. Long Live Dolly Parton.

Dolly Parton Has Died. Long Live Dolly Parton.

ALBUM REVIEW: Two Runner’s ‘Porchlight’ Shines a Beacon of Hope

ALBUM REVIEW: Two Runner’s ‘Porchlight’ Shines a Beacon of Hope

Nanci Griffith and The Impossible Double Standards of 'Storms'

Nanci Griffith and The Impossible Double Standards of 'Storms'

How Dolly Parton Grew to Embody The Organic Feminism of Working-Class Women

How Dolly Parton Grew to Embody The Organic Feminism of Working-Class Women

ALBUM REVIEW: Laurelyn Dossett's 'How Many Moons' Is an Album of Multifaceted Songcraft

ALBUM REVIEW: Laurelyn Dossett's 'How Many Moons' Is an Album of Multifaceted Songcraft

In The Deep End With Brandon Flowers

In The Deep End With Brandon Flowers

Stories

Dolly Parton Has Died. Long Live Dolly Parton.

Dolly Parton Has Died. Long Live Dolly Parton.

Born January 19, 1946, Dolly Parton was 80 years old. Not that years or linear time seem the right measure when talking about her. When I texted my friend (and former No Depression editor) Stacy Chandler, she replied, “I really thought Dolly was exempt from this.” Didn’t we all?

How Dolly Parton Grew to Embody The Organic Feminism of Working-Class Women

How Dolly Parton Grew to Embody The Organic Feminism of Working-Class Women

In The Deep End With Brandon Flowers

In The Deep End With Brandon Flowers

SPOTLIGHT: Forced to Sit Still [ESSAY]

SPOTLIGHT: Forced to Sit Still [ESSAY]

Trouble the Water: The Birth of the Spirituals

Trouble the Water: The Birth of the Spirituals

SPOTLIGHT: Sera Cahoone Returns to Center Stage With Patient LP 'I've Missed You All These Years'

SPOTLIGHT: Sera Cahoone Returns to Center Stage With Patient LP 'I've Missed You All These Years'

NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at Hinterland: Waylon Wyatt

NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at Hinterland: Waylon Wyatt

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Two Runner’s ‘Porchlight’ Shines a Beacon of Hope

ALBUM REVIEW: Two Runner’s ‘Porchlight’ Shines a Beacon of Hope

Moving on tends to hurt. Even if it’s good; even when it’s necessary. From that inescapable ache Paige Anderson begins Two Runner’s latest album, Porchlight: “How many times have you left / A life you’ve always known?” The answer hangs in the question’s implication — in the

Nanci Griffith and The Impossible Double Standards of 'Storms'

Nanci Griffith and The Impossible Double Standards of 'Storms'

ALBUM REVIEW: Laurelyn Dossett's 'How Many Moons' Is an Album of Multifaceted Songcraft

ALBUM REVIEW: Laurelyn Dossett's 'How Many Moons' Is an Album of Multifaceted Songcraft

ALBUM REVIEW: Riley Downing Makes the Moments Feel Real on 'Landfill Poetry'

ALBUM REVIEW: Riley Downing Makes the Moments Feel Real on 'Landfill Poetry'

ALBUM REVIEW: Billy Strings Mourns His Mother on 'So Much for Goodbyes'

ALBUM REVIEW: Billy Strings Mourns His Mother on 'So Much for Goodbyes'

ALBUM REVIEW: Chris Pierce Battles Despair and Injustice on ‘Songs for the Heavy Hearted’

ALBUM REVIEW: Chris Pierce Battles Despair and Injustice on ‘Songs for the Heavy Hearted’

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Reel 2 Reel 4 Real' Is Ray Wylie Hubbard as He Was Meant to Be Heard

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Reel 2 Reel 4 Real' Is Ray Wylie Hubbard as He Was Meant to Be Heard

Columns

RIP Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, Bonnaroo 2027 Canceled, Big Thief's Forthcoming Triple LP, and More Roots Music News

RIP Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, Bonnaroo 2027 Canceled, Big Thief's Forthcoming Triple LP, and More Roots Music News

This week was, quite simply, a horrible week in roots music and the world at large. We lost two icons, Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, whose artistry and character shaped the musical genres we cover and the musicians who carry the mantle for them today. We here at No Depression

THROUGH THE LENS: The Spirit of Discovery Continues at the 2026 Philadelphia Folk Festival

THROUGH THE LENS: The Spirit of Discovery Continues at the 2026 Philadelphia Folk Festival

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Abbie Gardner, The River Cryers, and Chad & Jeremy

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Abbie Gardner, The River Cryers, and Chad & Jeremy

BONUS TRACKS: FreshGrass Foundation's Porchside Jubilee, Folk Alliance International's Conference Announcement, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: FreshGrass Foundation's Porchside Jubilee, Folk Alliance International's Conference Announcement, and More Roots Music News

THROUGH THE LENS: Vinyl Update - Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, Skip James, and More

THROUGH THE LENS: Vinyl Update - Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, Skip James, and More

BONUS TRACKS: Reissues from The Chicks and The Bluegrass Album Band, New Music from Kaitlin Butts and St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Reissues from The Chicks and The Bluegrass Album Band, New Music from Kaitlin Butts and St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and More Roots Music News

THE READING ROOM: Ashley Khan’s ‘Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland’

THE READING ROOM: Ashley Khan’s ‘Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland’

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)”