Hilary Saunders

The 34th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards took place in Raleigh, North Carolina, Thursday night to much fanfare and naturally, a few banjo jokes. No Depression's Assistant Editor, Stacy Chandler, worked behind the scenes to write the script for this year's bluegrass power-couple hosts Ketch Secor

Umbrellas were the accessory of choice last weekend at the FreshGrass Festival in North Adams, Massachusetts. But despite the rain — primarily on Saturday and Sunday — the annual three-day roots music festival in the Berkshires carried on to the merriment of thousands. This year's festival, produced by No Depression&

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Music, like the people who make it, is always evolving. One of the most exciting elements of covering a niche collection of genres like roots music is that the sounds and styles can always change. August was a great month for exploring who makes roots music and what roots music

Everyone and everything seems to move slower during these sweltering summer days. And while July saw fewer releases than the jam-packed, longest-playlist-yet June, last month also featured a number of slower, acoustic songs too. Of course, that wasn't always the case, as artists like Lukas Nelson and Promise