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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

BONUS TRACKS: News on AI Policy, The Chicks on Broadway, Ketch Secor, and More

BONUS TRACKS: News on AI Policy, The Chicks on Broadway, Ketch Secor, and More

We're back this week after taking off to travel to, and report from, the FreshGrass Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas. As a result, we've got a double-dose of new roots music news. Contemporary politics and technology intersect again in a way that impacts the roots music world.

FreshGrass | Bentonville 2025 Shines in its Fifth Year

FreshGrass | Bentonville 2025 Shines in its Fifth Year

The FreshGrass Festival has made it to the half-decade mark in Bentonville, Arkansas. Initially conceived as an extension of the original FreshGrass | North Adams, the Northwest Arkansas event has taken on its own features at The Momentary. This year's event featured a number of familiar faces: Béla Fleck,

ALBUM REVIEW: Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, and Antonio Sánchez’s ‘BEATrio’ Is An Unlikely, Yet Natural Collaboration

ALBUM REVIEW: Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, and Antonio Sánchez’s ‘BEATrio’ Is An Unlikely, Yet Natural Collaboration

About a year ago, legendary banjo player and bandleader Béla Fleck served as No Depression’s honorary guest editor for the Summer 2024 issue. He spoke to former Assistant Editor Stacy Chandler about his heroes, mentors, collaborators, as well as his recent and current projects — namely his interpretation of George

BONUS TRACKS: New Website, Memberships, and More Music and Media Industry News

BONUS TRACKS: New Website, Memberships, and More Music and Media Industry News

This past week has been a big one for both the music and media industries. In case you missed it, welcome to the new No Depression! Read on to learn about all the new changes, find answers to some FAQs, and subscribe to the leading source for independent roots music

BONUS TRACKS: 'Song Keepers' Book Co-Published With Music Maker Foundation Nominated For Award And Other Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: 'Song Keepers' Book Co-Published With Music Maker Foundation Nominated For Award And Other Roots Music News

Today, Living Blues announced that the book No Depression co-published with the Music Maker Foundation last year, has been nominated for Best Blues Book of 2024 in this year's Living Blues Awards. Song Keepers: A Music Maker Foundation Anthology was written by Georgann Eubanks and is the sixth

No Depression’s Best of April 2025 Playlist

No Depression’s Best of April 2025 Playlist

No Depression's Best of April 2025 starts off with April Spotlight artist Valerie June's directive, plea, and call to action "Joy, Joy!" The song, which kicks off her fourth studio LP, Owls, Omens, and Oracles, serves as a guiding light for so much these

SPOTLIGHT: Valerie June - "I'm In Love" [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: Valerie June - "I'm In Love" [VIDEO]

Editor’s Note: Valerie June is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for April 2025. Learn more about her life and new album, Owls, Omens, and Oracles, which was released April 11, in this feature. Valerie June cozied up in her basement for a solo-acoustic version of her new song, "