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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

BONUS TRACKS: Changes at Folk Alley and IBMA, New Music from Keb' Mo' and Wyatt Flores, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Changes at Folk Alley and IBMA, New Music from Keb' Mo' and Wyatt Flores, and More Roots Music News

For the last seven years or so, No Depression has been honored to share a metaphorical roof with Folk Alley. In 2019, the FreshGrass Foundation (No Depression's nonprofit publisher), brought Folk Alley into the fold, helping keep the 24-hour streaming radio service playing when its previous radio host

Deer Tick's Top 5 Songs Right Now

Deer Tick's Top 5 Songs Right Now

EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s new “Top 5” series features a quick playlist in which roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment. It gives artists the chance to highlight their contemporaries, as well as classic songs getting them through the days. This installment comes from

In The Deep End With Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck

In The Deep End With Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck

One of the most astounding, moving collaborations in 2026 traverses the unexpected path between Europe's finest opera halls and America's deepest hollers. Star soprano and actress Renée Fleming and banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck teamed up to release The Fiddle and The Drum, which came out May

Dida Pelled's Top 5 Songs Right Now

Dida Pelled's Top 5 Songs Right Now

EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s new “Top 5” series features a quick playlist in which roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment. It gives artists the chance to highlight their contemporaries, as well as classic songs getting them through the days. This installment comes from

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Sonny Rollins, Return of The Highwomen, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Sonny Rollins, Return of The Highwomen, and More Roots Music News

No Depression doesn't often get to cover jazz, but that deep canon falls well within the broad term of roots music. This week, jazz titan and tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins passed away at the age of 95. The New Yorker, The Atlantic, POW Mag, and more shared excellent

BONUS TRACKS: New Ma Rainey Box Set, Smithsonian Folkways Blues Collection Reissue, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: New Ma Rainey Box Set, Smithsonian Folkways Blues Collection Reissue, and More Roots Music News

This week was a good one for the blues. A five-CD, 118-track box set of Ma Rainey's work, titled Mother of the Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings, 1923-1928, will be released on July 24 via Black Swan Records / George H Buck Jazz Foundation. This will the most comprehensive

SPOTLIGHT: Emily Nenni - "What Have I Done Wrong" [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: Emily Nenni - "What Have I Done Wrong" [VIDEO]

Editor's Note: Emily Nenni, whose new LP Movin' Shoes came out May 1 via New West, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for May 2026. Check out the feature profile about her here and stay tuned for more from Nenni the rest of the month. Armed