Amos Perrine

This week the the column travels to Colorado and features two lesser known, small town bluegrass festivals: High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival in Westcliffe (July 6-9) and SnowyGrass Music Festival in Estes Park (July 14-16), the gateway to the Rocky Mountain National Park. With 30 annual festivals, Colorado is

How does one begin talking about a perfect musical weekend in a tucked-away corner of southeast Ohio? A weekend highlighted by fair skies, moderate summer temps, and what seemed to be a constant gentle breeze. The evenings were even a tad chilly. That was the backdrop of last weekend'

It's mini-review time again. This week the column looks at four new roots music releases, three that arrive in August (Beth Bombara, Maia Sharp, and Nellie McKay) and one that has been criminally overlooked: Abe Partridge. As always, these are not designed as in-depth reviews, but rather glimpses,

This week the column features two music festivals in Oregon that offer distinctly different takes on roots music: The Jackalope Jamboree in Pendleton, this year held June 22-24, concentrates on honky-tonk and country with a welcoming small-town feel, and the Waterfront Blues Festival (July 1-4) in more metropolitan Portland highlights

This a column I have been wanting to do for quite some time. With the publication of Jeff Fasano’s wonderful new book Americana Portrait Sessions, reviewed for ND by Henry Carrigan, now seems to be the opportune time to feature portrait photos taken by the No Depression photographers. As

What can I say about Brandi Carlile that has not already been said so many times over? I will not even try. What I will do is share two recent three-day festivals that she hosted during the past few weeks at opposite ends of the country. The first was Brandi