Amos Perrine

As I was reviewing the photos the ND photographers have recently taken, I noticed that most were of women artists. That's not unusual — both this column at ND as a whole have long recognized that women are a driving force in roots music. But it got me to

While much of the country was receiving large amounts of snow and/or experiencing temperatures in the single digits, the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, was celebrating its 15th year Jan. 12-15 in sunny, spring-like weather. This was much to the delight of ND photographer Justin St.

This week's guest contributor Liza Orozco and I have at least one thing in common: an unfettered admiration of Sierra Ferrell. Ferrell is from my hometown of Charleston, West Virginia, and I've seen her many times during the past 15 years. She's been featured

Like a small planted acorn, Mountain Stage presented its initial show in December 1983, showcasing West Virginia musicians to a small but enthusiastic audience for broadcast on West Virginia Public Radio. But word soon got around more widely that the show was extremely hospitable to a certain kind of music

What a tremendous year it has been for roots music. With so many stellar albums, it was an especially difficult task to winnow them down to any singular list. But the more I listened, the better I was able to hone it down to those essential records that spoke to

This week 14 No Depression photographers, from the Appalachian mountains to Australia, highlight the cream of the roots music crop released this year. Nearly all the artists are familiar names, especially to readers of this column, but you’ll also see a couple that are not as well known who