PRINT EXCERPT: Johnny Cash’s Career-long Love Affair with Train Songs
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an excerpt from a story in our Summer 2018 print issue “(im)migration” You can read the whole story — and much more — in that issue, here. And please consider supporting No Depression with a subscription for more roots music journalism, in print and online, all
25 Questions About Sierra Hull’s ‘25 Trips’
Sierra Hull has covered a lot of ground in her 28 years: a Grand Ole Opry appearance when she was 10, Carnegie Hall at 12, countless bluegrass festival jam circles and stages, college, world tours, IBMA awards and a Grammy nomination, marriage, and more. Her latest album, 25 Trips, out
PRINT EXCERPT: Chris Shiflett on Touring Extremes
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an excerpt from a story in our Spring 2020 print issue “Live and In Person.” You can read the whole story — and much more — in that issue, here. And please consider supporting No Depression with a subscription for more roots music journalism, in print and
Rose Cousins Examines Solitude, Society, and More on Bold ‘Bravado’
“Bravado” is defined as boldness intended to impress or intimidate. Rose Cousins wholly embraces this identity on her new album, Bravado, as she takes an insightful and compassionate look at the human condition.
Following up her Grammy-nominated 2017 album Natural Conclusion, the Canadian folk singer uses the self-produced Bravado as
Lost Radio Recordings Give Picture of Hank Williams in Final Years
A few weeks before his death in 1953, Hank Williams was having a problem getting through a matinee performance in San Diego due to an over-serving of what iconic country comedian Minnie Pearl referred to in her account of the incident as “help from outside causes.” Tasked by the promoter
50 STATES OF FOLK: Chanteys on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay
For as long as there has been work to do, there have been people singing while they do it. Collaborative tasks, in particular, seem to lend themselves to song. These songs do more than just help pass the time; they often help to coordinate efforts, with the rhythm itself being