No Depression Sessions at Folk Alliance International 2024: Willi Carlisle
Watch multi-instrumentalist folk singer Willi Carlisle light up the AEA Ribbon Mics room at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City during his No Depression Session at Folk Alliance International 2024, performing three songs from his current album, Critterland, (ND review).
Up first is “The Great Depression,” a song that
ALBUM REVIEW: Barnstar! Reconvenes for a Bluegrass-Flavored Call for Positivity on ‘Furious Kindness’
Furious Kindness is the first album in nine years from Barnstar!, the quintet who have proudly claimed in their promotional materials that they "make bluegrass for people who hate bluegrass." Their unique approach to the genre, focusing more on the song than on instrumental soloing, is sure to
THROUGH THE LENS: 'Scene' and Heard at Treefort Music Fest and Suwannee Spring Reunion
This week's column features two fests, the Treefort Music Fest (March 20-24) and the Suwannee Spring Reunion (March 21-24) held at opposite ends of the country: Treefort in Boise, Idaho, and Suwannee in Live Oak, Florida. Longtime Lens contributor Peter Dervin reports on Treefort via photos and words,
JOURNAL EXCERPT: Siblings, Collaborators, and ND Guest Editors The Bacon Brothers Share a Passion for Storytelling
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an excerpt from a story in our Spring 2024 issue of No Depression, featuring the issues guest editors, The Bacon Brothers. You can read the whole story — and much more — in that issue, here. And please consider supporting No Depression with a subscription for more
No Depression Sessions at Folk Alliance International 2024: Humbird
Watch Siri Undlin (the songwriter behind the alias Humbird), accompanied by drummer/producer Shane Leonard and bassist/keyboardist Pat Keen, share three songs from her brand new record, Right On, during this No Depression Session from Folk Alliance International 2024. Humbird is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for April, and
SPOTLIGHT: Humbird's Siri Undlin on Songs and How They Find Us
EDITOR’S NOTE: Humbird is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for April 2024. Read more about her and her new album, Right On, out today on Nettwerk, in our interview. And look for more all month long.
Once upon a time, there was a song. Or at least, there was