Brad Wagner

Charlottesville native fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes joined us at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge for her No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST '24, to share four songs from her debut vocal album I Built A World, which just earned her a 2025 GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

East Texas folk-blues master Ruthie Foster joined us at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge for her No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST '24, to share three songs including two from her tenth studio album Mileage, which just earned her a 2025 GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

Harlem-born blues vocal powerhouse Shemekia Copeland joined us at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge for her No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST '24 to share three songs, including the title track of the new album Blame It On Eve, which just earned her three GRAMMY nominations. Copeland says

Alabama singer-songwriter Kashus Culpepper joined us in the Record Room at Jaan's House in Nashville for his No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST '24. Culpepper performed three songs in his inimitable way, voice full of sandpaper and gravel, building intensity and volume until peaking with the final

Grammy-Award winner Aoife O’Donovan joined us in the Carter-Cash dressing room in Nashville's iconic Ryman Auditorium for her No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST '24. O'Donovan shared two songs including the title track from her current album All My Friends, leading with a

Singer-songwriter Lee DeWyze joined us on the back porch of Jaan's House to kickoff the No Depression Sessions at AMERICANAFEST '24, sharing four songs including the title track from his new album Gone For Days. The album is deeply influenced by the natural beauty and small