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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

ALBUM REVIEW: Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin Team Up for Tribute to Malian Legend Ali Farka Touré

ALBUM REVIEW: Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin Team Up for Tribute to Malian Legend Ali Farka Touré

Ali Farka Touré is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. The Malian singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist is credited with helping create what’s now (somewhat controversially) referred to as the “desert blues” sound — a guitar-based style that is at once propulsive and meandering, local and global, and ultimately

New 12-Hour Documentary Series Goes Deep Into Outlaw Country's Origins

New 12-Hour Documentary Series Goes Deep Into Outlaw Country's Origins

AmericanaFest, which takes place Sept. 13-17, 2022, always features hundreds of incredible live music performances, not to mention countless parties, industry networking, and other opportunities to schmooze in Music City. This year it’ll also including a screening of part of They Called Us Outlaws — Cosmic Cowboys, Honky Tonk Heroes

JOURNAL EXCERPT: Fort Worth Nonprofit and Festival Celebrate Community and Aim to Decolonize Roots Music

JOURNAL EXCERPT: Fort Worth Nonprofit and Festival Celebrate Community and Aim to Decolonize Roots Music

EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an excerpt from a story in our Summer 2022 journal, “Movers & Shakers.” You can read the whole story, and much more, in that issue — learn more about it here. And please consider supporting No Depression with a subscription for more roots music journalism, in

FreshGrass Festival Returns to Bentonville, Arkansas, for Second Annual Event

FreshGrass Festival Returns to Bentonville, Arkansas, for Second Annual Event

Despite a 30-degree drop in temperature over the course of the weekend, the FreshGrass Festival | Bentonville returned to the small northwest Arkansas town to deliver two days of innovative and exciting roots music. The burgeoning festival brought a wide range of music fans and attendees to The Momentary museum; and

JOURNAL EXCERPT: George Harrison’s Legacy of Spirituality, Music, and Activism Carries On

JOURNAL EXCERPT: George Harrison’s Legacy of Spirituality, Music, and Activism Carries On

EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an excerpt from a story in our Winter 2021 journal, “Good News.” You can read the whole story — and much more — in that issue, here. And please consider supporting No Depression with a subscription for more roots music journalism, in print and online, all year

The FreshGrass Foundation Partners with Rhiannon Giddens-led Silkroad for New Music

The FreshGrass Foundation Partners with Rhiannon Giddens-led Silkroad for New Music

The FreshGrass Foundation (No Depression’s nonprofit publisher) and Silkroad announced a new collaboration today, in which the two organizations will partner to create a complete program of new music titled The American Railroad. Founded by 18-time Grammy award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, Silkroad is a multi-faceted arts organization

Dave Hause’s ‘Blood Harmony’ Is a Defiant Welcome to Americana

Dave Hause’s ‘Blood Harmony’ Is a Defiant Welcome to Americana

Dave Hause used to be a hardcore kid. Having grown up in Philadelphia, he spent his 20s playing in punk groups like The Loved Ones and The Falcon (a supergroup with members of The Lawrence Arms and Alkaline Trio). Even in his early solo career, which began in 2011 with