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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Sonny Rollins, Return of The Highwomen, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Sonny Rollins, Return of The Highwomen, and More Roots Music News

No Depression doesn't often get to cover jazz, but that deep canon falls well within the broad term of roots music. This week, jazz titan and tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins passed away at the age of 95. The New Yorker, The Atlantic, POW Mag, and more shared excellent

BONUS TRACKS: New Ma Rainey Box Set, Smithsonian Folkways Blues Collection Reissue, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: New Ma Rainey Box Set, Smithsonian Folkways Blues Collection Reissue, and More Roots Music News

This week was a good one for the blues. A five-CD, 118-track box set of Ma Rainey's work, titled Mother of the Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings, 1923-1928, will be released on July 24 via Black Swan Records / George H Buck Jazz Foundation. This will

SPOTLIGHT: Emily Nenni - "What Have I Done Wrong" [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: Emily Nenni - "What Have I Done Wrong" [VIDEO]

Editor's Note: Emily Nenni, whose new LP Movin' Shoes came out May 1 via New West, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for May 2026. Check out the feature profile about her here and stay tuned for more from Nenni the rest of the month. Armed

BONUS TRACKS: John Prine's 80th Birthday Tribute, Fall Records from Pokey LaFarge and Thee Sinseers, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: John Prine's 80th Birthday Tribute, Fall Records from Pokey LaFarge and Thee Sinseers, and More Roots Music News

Beloved singer-songwriter John Prine would have turned 80 this fall, and his family and the nonprofit set up in his name have announced a tribute concert to take place on October 8 at the Chicago Theatre. Titled Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine, the gig will feature a litany

BONUS TRACKS: New Allison Russell LP, The Mavericks Tribute Tour, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: New Allison Russell LP, The Mavericks Tribute Tour, and More Roots Music News

Allison Russell has been teasing new music for months now, but finally announced her third solo album: In The Hour of Chaos is finally due out July 10 via Fantasy Records. In typical fashion for her, Russell has brought in as many collaborators as possible to share the spotlight with

No Depression’s Best of April 2026 Playlist

No Depression’s Best of April 2026 Playlist

April certainly showered roots music fans with a wealth of great new releases! No Depression got in depth with country singer-songwriters like Spotlight artist Vincent Neil Emerson and Benjamin Tod and checked in with folk duo The Milk Carton Kids. Sir Ringo Starr released a follow-up to last

The Milk Carton Kids' Top 5 Songs Right Now

The Milk Carton Kids' 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