Hilary Saunders

Right around where the traffic starts to thin on the drive from New York City to the Berkshires, the colors of the trees lining the Taconic Parkway start to change drastically — from green, to yellow, to fiery orange and red. Fall has officially hit the Berkshires, which means that it’

August 2024 had a whopping five Fridays, meaning an abundance of new music releases and more than 50 tracks on this month's playlist. Long-time No Depression artists like roots royalty Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, folk artist Amos Lee, and country singer-songwriter Shelby Lynn all released new records,

Live records can be hit-or-miss. Luckily for roots music fans, July 2024 brought us not one, but two outstanding releases capturing live music on tape. Bluegrass phenom Billy Strings kicks off the month's playlist with his light-speed flat-picking guitar work from Live Vol. 1 (implying that there are

The Portal: An Art Experience By Jewel is definitely that — an experience. The multifaceted gallery exhibit takes place at Bentonville, Arkansas' Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (a sister organization to The Momentary, which hosts FreshGrass |Bentonville) and comprises an art walk, a technological guided tour, curated food and

This month's Best of the Month playlist features roots musicians from all across No Depression's existence. Some of the earliest artists that No Depression originally covered — like Johnny Cash, Dave Alvin, and Del McCoury — sit alongside newer musicians like Spotlight artist Kaitlin Butts and the bluegrassers

EDITOR’S NOTE: Managing Editor Hilary Saunders’ letter, below, opens our Summer 2024 quarterly journal, featuring guest editor Béla Fleck, original cover art by Ian Felice of The Felice Brothers, and so much more. Buy the Summer 2024 issue in print or digitally here. Better yet, start a subscription with