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Iconic Bluegrass Guitarist Tony Rice Dies at Age 69

Iconic Bluegrass Guitarist Tony Rice Dies at Age 69

The International Bluegrass Music Association announced on its social media channels Saturday that iconic bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice passed away on Christmas Day at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina. He was 69 years old. "Sometime during Christmas morning while making his coffee, our dear friend and guitar hero

JOURNAL EXCERPT: ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Offers Musicians a Multiverse of Creativity

JOURNAL EXCERPT: ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Offers Musicians a Multiverse of Creativity

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is from our Winter 2020 print issue, “All Together Now.” You can read the whole story — and much more — in that issue, available here . And please consider supporting No Depression with a print or digital subscription for more roots music journalism, in print and online,

'Gypsy Songman' Jerry Jeff Walker Dies at 78

'Gypsy Songman' Jerry Jeff Walker Dies at 78

Jerry Jeff Walker, one of the most colorful figures in roots music and an inspiration to a whole generation of storyteller/songwriters who came after him, died Friday at the age of 78. A family member who confirmed the news to Pitchfork said the cause was complications from cancer. Walker

Steve Martin Banjo Prize Announces Five Winners for 2020

Steve Martin Banjo Prize Announces Five Winners for 2020

The Steve Martin Banjo Prize has been a very big deal in the roots music world for the past 10 years, honoring the instrument’s most talented practitioners, especially those with an eye toward stretching the boundaries and the perceptions of the music. Today, the prize announced its latest winners

BONUS TRACKS: A Surprise Tyler Childers Album and a Touching Tribute to Justin Townes Earle

BONUS TRACKS: A Surprise Tyler Childers Album and a Touching Tribute to Justin Townes Earle

BREAKING NEWS: We woke up Friday morning to a surprise new album from Tyler Childers! Long Violent History, which showed up without fanfare on streaming platforms, features eight traditional fiddle tunes capped off by a new Childers song with vocals. You can listen to that title track, a commentary on

Facebook Clarifies Rules for Music in Livestreams and Video

Facebook Clarifies Rules for Music in Livestreams and Video

When Facebook notified users of an update to its terms of service a couple weeks ago, musicians wondered if some of the wording hinted at yet another hurdle for sharing their songs at a time when touring is off the table. But a clarification from the company Friday offers assurance

FreshGrass Foundation Signs On for Next Phase of Steve Martin Banjo Prize

FreshGrass Foundation Signs On for Next Phase of Steve Martin Banjo Prize

Since 2010, actor and comedian Steve Martin’s banjo prize has awarded $50,000 each year to a banjo player with outstanding technical achievements and contributions to the bluegrass community, including Rhiannon Giddens, Noam Pikelny, and Jens Kruger. As it moves into its second decade, the award will continue under