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Kim Ruehl

Dolly Parton Has Died. Long Live Dolly Parton.

Dolly Parton Has Died. Long Live Dolly Parton.

Born January 19, 1946, Dolly Parton was 80 years old. Not that years or linear time seem the right measure when talking about her. When I texted my friend (and former No Depression editor) Stacy Chandler, she replied, “I really thought Dolly was exempt from this.” Didn’t we all?

SPOTLIGHT: Sister Sadie's Certainty and Synergy on 'All Will Be Well'

SPOTLIGHT: Sister Sadie's Certainty and Synergy on 'All Will Be Well'

Editor's Note: Sister Sadie is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for June 2025. Learn more about the band and their new album, All Will Be Well, which is due out June 27, in this feature, and keep an eye out for more all month long. Thirteen years

Western North Carolina Music Community Still Coming Together to Recover from Hurricane Helene

Western North Carolina Music Community Still Coming Together to Recover from Hurricane Helene

It’s been nearly three months since Tropical Storm Helene marched through Western North Carolina, leaving an historical amount of wreckage in its path. When ND last checked in with the area’s roots music scene, folks were still in survival mode, focused more on navigating each 24-hour period

BONUS TRACKS: Nathaniel Rateliff Named to Newport Folk's Stewardship Program

BONUS TRACKS: Nathaniel Rateliff Named to Newport Folk's Stewardship Program

On the heels of his June 2024 release, South of Here, Nathaniel Rateliff dropped a little news this week: Newport Folk has created a Stewardship Program and named Rateliff as the first artist to hold such an appointment since Pete Seeger. Of course, Newport Folk Festival is one of the

BONUS TRACKS: How to Help the North Carolina Roots Music Community

BONUS TRACKS: How to Help the North Carolina Roots Music Community

By now, you've probably seen plenty of images of a completely inundated Western North Carolina. Water up to the roof of a Wendy's on Biltmore Avenue in Asheville. An 18-wheeler floating through floodwaters toward the U-Haul building on Swannanoa River Road. The roofs of

BONUS TRACKS: Bluegrass Festival Rolls into North Carolina

BONUS TRACKS: Bluegrass Festival Rolls into North Carolina

Even as the state is reeling from the onset of Hurricane Helene today (wishing everyone a safe recovery from the storm!), so too is the International Bluegrass Music Association descending on Raleigh, North Carolina, for the 35th installment of its annual conference and World of Bluegrass Festival. IBMA is always

BONUS TRACKS: Folk Alliance International Invokes Aurora Borealis for 2025 Gathering

BONUS TRACKS: Folk Alliance International Invokes Aurora Borealis for 2025 Gathering

When Folk Alliance International (FAI) convenes for its 37th gathering in 2025, it will be occupying space in Montreal, QC, Canada. The annual conference will be held February 19-23, 2025, and is set to be one of the organization's largest collection of artist showcases in its nearly