Brad Wagner

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier dropped two exquisitely written truth bombs on us at her No Depression Session at Jaan’s House during AmericanaFest 2023. We know that we are getting a masterclass in songcraft within the first few phrases of “Dark Enough to See the Stars,” the title

Keturah Allgood brought music and infectious optimism from the mountains of North Carolina to Nashville for her No Depression Session at Jaan’s House during AmericanaFest 2023, flanked by longtime collaborator Bradford Carson on background vocals and electric guitar. All four of the songs on this ND Session can be

Three of the four core members of Massachusetts band Darlingside joined us at Jaan’s House in Nashville for a No Depression Session during AmericanaFest 2023 to share music from their latest album, Everything Is Alive (ND review). Darlingside's fourth core member, Dave Senft, still actively contributes to

A few weeks before his 90th birthday, all-time great bluesman Bobby Rush honored us with his music and stories during his No Depression Session at AmericanaFest 2023, shot at Jaan’s House in Nashville. The studio crew felt the energy shift when Rush walked in, and I sincerely hope we&

The Nova Scotia-based artist Bahamas — government name Afie Jurvanen — laid three songs on us from his latest record, a country-adjacent gem called Bootcut, at this No Depression Session at AmericanaFest 2023 at Jaan’s House in Nashville. Like many other musicians, Jurvanen spent a lot of 2020 figuring out how

Singer-songwriter Hannah Connolly, now based in Los Angeles by way of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, joined us at Jaan’s House in Nashville for this No Depression Session during AmericanaFest 2023 to share music from her upcoming 2024 album, Shadowboxing. Flanked by pedal steel player Karl Smakula and her longtime collaborator