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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

BONUS TRACKS: Michael Hurley Passes Away at 83 and More Roots Music News from Bruce Springsteen and Kelsey Waldon

BONUS TRACKS: Michael Hurley Passes Away at 83 and More Roots Music News from Bruce Springsteen and Kelsey Waldon

The roots music community was stunned to hear about the passing of “outsider folk” singer-songwriter Michael Hurley yesterday at the age of 83 years old. The news was ostensibly broken by Brooklyn-based venue Union Pool, which posted a photo of musician in front of its red, velvet stage curtain and

No Depression's Best of March 2025 Playlist

No Depression's Best of March 2025 Playlist

Today might be April Fool's Day, but last month's playlist is no joke. March 2025 saw the return of some of roots music's biggest stars like Jason Isbell and Alison Krauss and Union Station. Additionally, ever-prolific Charley Crockett released his 15th studio album last

BONUS TRACKS: FreshGrass | North Adams Announces Lineup for 2025 and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: FreshGrass | North Adams Announces Lineup for 2025 and More Roots Music News

The FreshGrass Foundation, No Depression's nonprofit publisher, has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition of FreshGrass | North Adams — its flagship, three-day music festival in the Berkshires. This year's event, which takes place September 19-21 at MASS MoCA, features headliners like bluegrass jam band Greensky Bluegrass,

BONUS TRACKS: How Southwest Airlines' New Policy Impacts Musicians and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: How Southwest Airlines' New Policy Impacts Musicians and More Roots Music News

This week, Southwest Airlines announced that the Texas-based company will end its highly-favored policy of two free checked bags for each passenger flying. The change is set to take place starting May 28, 2025. According to Reuters, via the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, baggage fees yielded more than $7

No Depression's Best of February 2025 Playlist

No Depression's Best of February 2025 Playlist

February was particularly frigid in the Northeast, with multiple snowstorms battering New York City and temperatures dropping well below zero in Montreal during the Folk Alliance International annual conference (recaps from which can be found here and here). Luckily, last month saw enough fresh, new music to keep our spirits

No Depression’s Best of January 2025 Playlist

No Depression’s Best of January 2025 Playlist

The beginning of a new year is always slow for new music. People are still relishing those holiday spells and hibernation periods. But around mid-month, the new releases start to trickle in, and this past January was no different. Once the music industry woke up, January saw some exciting release

2025 Grammys Go to Sierra Ferrell, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, and More

2025 Grammys Go to Sierra Ferrell, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, and More

Music's Biggest Night actually began about 3:30 p.m. EST, when the 67th annual Grammy Awards actually announced about 80 categories of awards before primetime. Usually, the roots music centric awards take place during this three-hour livestream from Grammy.com, so No Depression stayed on-call to report