ALBUM REVIEW: Tim Stafford and Thomm Jutz Combine Forces to Bring Forward ‘Lost Voices’
Five years ago, Tim Stafford and Thomm Jutz — two world-class songwriters who each have been awarded the Songwriter of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association — got together to play and write. Out of that collaboration an album grew, one that weaves poignant tales of characters pulled
Andrew Marlin, Punch Brothers Players, and More Unite for Bluegrass Supergroup Mighty Poplar
There’s a new supergroup in town, and their roots run deep.
Mighty Poplar — Watchhouse’s Andrew Marlin, Punch Brothers’ Noam Pikelny and Chris Eldridge, Greg Garrison from Leftover Salmon, and Alex Hargreaves, who plays with Billy Strings — announced its existence today, along with a new, self-titled album.
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SPOTLIGHT: Mark Erelli Lets the Light In for ‘Lay Your Darkness Down’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mark Erelli is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for February 2023. Look for more about Erelli and his new album, Lay Your Darkness Down, all month long.
The highways were empty in that surreal autumn of 2020, desolate from the lack of rush hour commuters funneling in
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Ears of the People’ Spotlights the Ekonting, Banjo’s Ancestor
If you are not an ethnomusicologist and/or from West Africa, you may well read the title Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and the Gambia and wonder, “What on earth is an ekonting?”
The collection, and its extensive, well-written liner notes, answer that question at great
ALBUM REVIEW: Hardship and Triumph Sing Together on Sunny War’s ‘Anarchist Gospel’
With her new album, Anarchist Gospel, talented singer, songwriter, and guitarist Sunny War continues to acknowledge the effects of anxiety, grief, and social alienation while accessing a notable equanimity. The album stands as a testament to life’s hardships and a declaration of triumph.
Opener “Love’s Death Bed” shows
ALBUM REVIEW: A Tribute to Honky-Tonk Pianist Moon Mullican
Dubbed king of the honky-tonk piano players, Aubrey “Moon” Mullican's output was an eclectic mix of styles and genres. The rowdy pianist called his sound East Texas rock, but it's a bit more complicated than that, a jumbled-up collection encompassing Western swing, rockabilly, blues,