Ranky Tanky Gives Traditional Gullah Tunes New Life The name Ranky Tanky can be loosely translated as “get funky” in Gullah (which is the name of both the dialect and the sea island people of West African descent who speak it).
Emotional and Geographic Changes Helped Margo Cilker Make New LP ‘Little White Cross’ There comes a time in the journey of many singer-songwriters when they find themselves drawn to Texas. “Choosin’ Texas,” this is not. It’s chasing the ghosts of its famous (and sometimes infamous) songwriters — Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Joe Ely, Doug Sahm, and a myriad of others. It’
A Postcard From Laura Cortese EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s “Postcard From” series features dispatches from artists' daily lives on the road, in the studio, or anywhere in between. Our next installment comes from Belgium-based singer, songwriter, and fiddler Laura Cortese. Her new album, Lucky Water, is due out this Friday, October