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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

BONUS TRACKS: Dolly Parton's AMERICANAFEST Award, New Sierra Ferrell Track, Bandcamp Friday, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Dolly Parton's AMERICANAFEST Award, New Sierra Ferrell Track, Bandcamp Friday, and More Roots Music News

The Americana Music Association announced yesterday that Dolly Parton will be awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2026 Americana Honors & Awards. The ceremony will take place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville during this year's AMERICANAFEST and Parton will accept the honor via video. Sierra

No Depression's Best of July 2026 Playlist

No Depression's Best of July 2026 Playlist

Between the holiday at the beginning of the month and summer vacations hitting by the end, July can sometimes be a funny time for new music releases. Although last month was a bit slower than previous months (we're still reeling from May's onslaught!), there were still

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Glen Hansard and Other Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Glen Hansard and Other Roots Music News

In journalism’s heyday, new hires at a newspaper used to have to get their start on the obit beat. Sometimes I can tap into that spirt of detachment and dedication to the craft, especially when the artists have lived long, storied lives, with dozens of albums and historical, cultural

BONUS TRACKS: Raul Malo's Final Performance, New Music from Buddy Miller, Folk Alley's Cover Contest, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Raul Malo's Final Performance, New Music from Buddy Miller, Folk Alley's Cover Contest, and More Roots Music News

Today marks the release of a double LP of The Mavericks' late frontman Raul Malo's final performance. The posthumous new album, BELLA CIAO: RAUL MALO Live In Nashville, was recorded last Father's Day weekend at the 3rd & Lindsley club with his son Dino Malo

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - "Daughter of Night" [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - "Daughter of Night" [VIDEO]

Editor's Note: John R. Miller, whose new LP titled The Great Unknowing came out July 17 via Rounder Records, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for July 2026. Read more about Miller's fifth album here and stay tuned for more from him all month long.

Maya de Vitry's Top 5 Songs Right Now

Maya de Vitry's Top 5 Songs Right Now

EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s new “Top 5” series features a quick playlist in which roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment. It gives artists the chance to highlight their contemporaries, as well as classic songs getting them through the days. This installment comes from

BONUS TRACKS: Uncertainty at Levon Helm Studios, New Willi Carlisle LP Produced by Tyler Childers, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Uncertainty at Levon Helm Studios, New Willi Carlisle LP Produced by Tyler Childers, and More Roots Music News

Breaking news out of Woodstock, New York this week illuminated deep fissions among the ownership of Levon Helm Studios. Levon, of course, was a beloved, co-founding member of The Band and established this space, affectionately just known as The Barn, in 1975. In the early 2000s, as he was