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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

BONUS TRACKS: No Depression Reporting Fellowships, Brandi Carlile Scholarship, RIP Don Schlitz, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: No Depression Reporting Fellowships, Brandi Carlile Scholarship, RIP Don Schlitz, and More Roots Music News

After a week off, Bonus Tracks returns with a double dose of roots music news! Last month, No Depression announced the launch of a new fellowship program, thanks to a generous donation from nonprofit publisher, the FreshGrass Foundation. The Criticism Fellowships, given to writers, authors, and previous No Depression contributors,

No Depression’s Best of March 2026 Playlist

No Depression’s Best of March 2026 Playlist

Things are starting to pick up in 2026, as March is packed with 40 new roots music albums on our radar! We kicked off the month with Spotlight artist Cat Clyde, who offered a heartbreaking, solo-acoustic version of her new song "Night Eyes," as well as a detailed

Country Music Gets a New Starr: Ringo Starr Partners with T Bone Burnett for a Ride Into a New Musical Frontier

Country Music Gets a New Starr: Ringo Starr Partners with T Bone Burnett for a Ride Into a New Musical Frontier

Editor's Note: Legendary drummer, tireless touring musician, and former Beatle Ringo Starr recently announced a follow up to last year’s country music album, Look Up. Starr once again teamed up with cowriter and producer T Bone Burnett on Long Long Road, as well as another stacked roster

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Jon Dee Graham, Greensky Bluegrass Documentary, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Jon Dee Graham, Greensky Bluegrass Documentary, and More Roots Music News

News broke after publishing last week's Bonus Tracks that Jon Dee Graham passed away last Friday, March 27 after a fall. He was 67 years old. The Austin singer-songwriter was beloved in Texas and across the wider roots music community. Austin radio station KUTX shared a tribute, as

In The Deep End With Tinariwen

In The Deep End With Tinariwen

Tinariwen has been a band now for 45 years. But over the last 15 years or so, the Tuareg blues-rock group out of northern and western Africa has gained global appeal, touring across their native continent, North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. They even won the Grammy award for Best

BONUS TRACKS: Tom Waits Tribute, RIP Ronnie Bowman, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Tom Waits Tribute, RIP Ronnie Bowman, and More Roots Music News

There's a new tribute record to Tom Waits in the works titled Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow. The album is credited to Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, with performances by Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Marianne Faithfull, Lucinda Williams, and more, and due out May

BONUS TRACKS: New Country Music From Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: New Country Music From Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship, and More Roots Music News

Ringo Starr announced a follow up record to last year’s Look Up. Long Long Road sees him reuniting with cowriter and producer T Bone Burnett, as well as collaborators like Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings. The 10-song collection also includes special guests Sheryl Crow, Sarah Jarosz, and St. Vincent.