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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

FreshGrass | Bentonville 2023 Highlights Perseverance and Passion

FreshGrass | Bentonville 2023 Highlights Perseverance and Passion

The third annual FreshGrass Festival at The Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas, started off in the rain. Friday afternoon was not just damp, but soaking as storms rolled through the northwest part of the state. The ground around the No Depression stage even flooded, but intrepid fest-goers made the most of

No Depression’s Best of April 2023 Playlist

No Depression’s Best of April 2023 Playlist

Legendary guitarist Doc Watson would have turned 100 years old this spring, so it felt right to kick off the Best of the Month playlist with the one and only Dolly Parton honoring him on a tribute record that came out last month. Many other classic roots musicians like the

In the Deep End With … St. Paul & The Broken Bones

In the Deep End With … St. Paul & The Broken Bones

Paul Janeway, co-founder and exuberant frontman of St. Paul & The Broken Bones, is talking over the birds. As he talks on the phone from his home in Birmingham, Alabama, the birds' songs carry clearly over his own voice. He laughs if off, though, luxuriating in what he calls

ALBUM REVIEW: Larry & Joe’s 'Nuevo South Train' Couples Venezuelan and Appalachian Roots Music

ALBUM REVIEW: Larry & Joe’s 'Nuevo South Train' Couples Venezuelan and Appalachian Roots Music

The banjo and the harp aren’t often thought of as complementary instruments. The former is perceived as relegated to the mountains and hollers, whereas the latter reigns solely in the concert hall. However, for banjoist Joe Troop and harpist Larry Bellorín, this musical pairing was completely natural. And for

Dropkick Murphys, Rhiannon Giddens, Lukas Nelson, and More to Headline FreshGrass | North Adams 2023

Dropkick Murphys, Rhiannon Giddens, Lukas Nelson, and More to Headline FreshGrass | North Adams 2023

The annual FreshGrass Festival — produced by No Depression's nonprofit publisher, the FreshGrass Foundation — is set to return to North Adams, Massachusetts, Sept. 22-24. The three-day event, which takes place at the sprawling contemporary arts museum MASS MoCA, announced its lineup today with an impressive assemblage of, as the

Musical Mission: A Trip to Havana With Trombone Shorty

Musical Mission: A Trip to Havana With Trombone Shorty

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is an extended version of a photo essay that appears in the Spring 2023 issue of No Depression. Get that issue of the journal here, and subscribe today to support independent music journalism. Troy Andrews, the man behind New Orleans funk outfit Trombone Shorty &

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Announces New Album, ‘Weathervanes’

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Announces New Album, ‘Weathervanes’

After teasing new music this year in a slickly produced, nearly two-minute-long video narrated by ESPN’s Wright Thompson yesterday, the announcement officially came today: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit returns on June 9 with a new record called Weathervanes. [embed]https://twitter.com/SoutheasternRec/status/1627716187013382166[/embed] “Every