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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

BONUS TRACKS: New Music From Alabama Shakes, Mary Gauthier, Rhiannon Giddens, A Dolly Parton Musical, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: New Music From Alabama Shakes, Mary Gauthier, Rhiannon Giddens, A Dolly Parton Musical, and More Roots Music News

Bonus Tracks is back with a double dose of roots music news after taking last Friday off for America's 250th birthday. (Through The Lens columnist Amos Perrine's column about roots music in America is required reading on that topic.) After more than a decade, roots-rock-

BONUS TRACKS: Updates from the FreshGrass Foundation, New Release From Shooter Jennings, Tribute to Buddy Guy, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Updates from the FreshGrass Foundation, New Release From Shooter Jennings, Tribute to Buddy Guy, and More Roots Music News

Sierra Hull, awarded Mandolin Player of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association seven times, has shared a live video of a work commissioned by the FreshGrass Foundation (No Depression's nonprofit publisher) in 2022, recorded at Studio 9, and released as an EP this April. She and

SPOTLIGHT: River Shook - "Fading" [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: River Shook - "Fading" [VIDEO]

Editor's Note: River Shook, whose new, self-titled LP comes out June 26 via Blackberry River, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for June 2026. Read more about the debut solo venture from the Sarah Shook and The Disarmers frontperson here and stay tuned for more from

In The Deep End With Fruit Bats

In The Deep End With Fruit Bats

In some ways, Eric D. Johnson's career has been an exercise in patience. His debut album as Fruit Bats — a name he didn't expect to stick — came out 25 years ago. And while he saw some crossover success with his 2003 single "When U Love

BONUS TRACKS: Blaze Foley Tribute LP, Two New Woody Guthrie Videos, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Blaze Foley Tribute LP, Two New Woody Guthrie Videos, and More Roots Music News

Lost Art Records announced a tribute album to singer-songwriter, country artist, and poet Blaze Foley, due out August 7. Titled Sittin’ with Blaze, the 13-track LP features some hard-hitting covers by artists like Lucy Dacus, Dylan Earl, John R. Miller, John Moreland, Joshua Ray Walker, Willie Watson,

BONUS TRACKS: World Cup Fever, New Music From Wynonna, Peggy Seeger, American Aquarium, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: World Cup Fever, New Music From Wynonna, Peggy Seeger, American Aquarium, and More Roots Music News

Happy World Cup season, everyone! The international soccer/football competition actually has a rich musical history, with global superstars like Shakira performing this year in Mexico, classical and operatic performances in Italy in 1990, and K-pop phenomenon and BTS member Jungkook in Qatar in 2022. For anyone looking to

No Depression’s Best of May 2026 Playlist

No Depression’s Best of May 2026 Playlist

May was one of the most intense months for new music that we've seen quite literally in years. Usually, No Depression clocks between 40-50 releases that fall under the wide umbrella of roots music. May 2026, however, saw 70! We did our best to cover as many