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BONUS TRACKS: Like New Roots Music? We’ve Got a Whole Lot of News for You

BONUS TRACKS: Like New Roots Music? We’ve Got a Whole Lot of News for You

As ND’s Through the Lens columnist Amos Perrine told us last week in words and his excellent photos, the public radio performance show Mountain Stage is marking its 40th year. To mark the milestone, the NPR Music/West Virginia Public Broadcasting show is releasing a compilation album showcasing some

New Album From Aoife O’Donovan Reflects on Women’s Experience in America

New Album From Aoife O’Donovan Reflects on Women’s Experience in America

For her new album, All My Friends, singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan drew inspiration from a collaborator whose best work was 100 years ago. In original songs inspired by speeches and letters written by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt, O’Donovan brings a modern, personal perspective to being a woman in America,

Charley Crockett and Willie Nelson Team Up for New Song

Charley Crockett and Willie Nelson Team Up for New Song

The new year is off to a fine start already for fans of real country music. At midnight on the first day of 2024, Charley Crockett and Willie Nelson released a duet titled “That’s What Makes the World Go Around,” a loping country weeper about a “young woman through

BONUS TRACKS: Some Thoughts on Authenticity

BONUS TRACKS: Some Thoughts on Authenticity

The word a dictionary chooses as its “word of the year” says a lot about the year that’s been. Most times, the choice is at least partly based on the number of times people have looked up the word via a dictionary’s website or app, an easy measure

BONUS TRACKS: Why Joshua Ray Walker Is Taking a Break

BONUS TRACKS: Why Joshua Ray Walker Is Taking a Break

Joshua Ray Walker has fit enough ups and downs for an entire lifetime into his 2023, it seems. In August he released a delightful album of covers, What Is It Even? (ND interview), and was booked to play one of its songs, Lizzo’s “Cuz I Love You,” on Jimmy

SPOTLIGHT: Rainbow Girls on Finding a More Personal Perspective for ‘Bedroom Lobby’ [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: Rainbow Girls on Finding a More Personal Perspective for ‘Bedroom Lobby’ [VIDEO]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Rainbow Girls are No Depression’s Spotlight band for December 2023. Learn more about this trio and their new album, Welcome to Whatever, in our interview, and look for more all month long. Rainbow Girls have a real way with cover songs. Their video of a performance

Steve Martin Banjo Prize Announces 2023 Winners

Steve Martin Banjo Prize Announces 2023 Winners

Two more banjo pickers have joined the prestigious ranks of winners of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize, now in its 13th year. The winners for 2023 are jazz banjo player Cynthia Sayer and bluegrass “Duke of Drive” Terry Baucom, who passed away last week at the age of 71. Each