Dori Freeman Speaks Her Mind Without Apology on ‘Ten Thousand Roses’
“I ain’t a good girl, though everybody thinks I am / I gotta mind that’s dirty as the bottom of a coffee can,” bubbles Dori Freeman on “I Am,” buoyed by a toe-tapping beat that’s anything but nasty. After three albums of beautiful country-folk songs, has this gifted
50 STATES OF FOLK: How Nashville Created the Universal Language of Country Music
If you’ve ever played American roots music, you’ve almost certainly encountered the Nashville number system. It is part of every jam, every lesson, and every fake book. It is the cipher that we use to pass on our aural folk traditions. It is so universal as to feel
On 'Dear America,' Eric Bibb Sends a Love Letter Laced with Hard Truths
If Eric Bibb were any cooler, he’d have to hang out in a refrigerator. Chilled out, blissed-out, and laid back, Bibb radiates mellow like the coils of a Frigidaire, spreading clouds of cool every time he opens his mouth.
But the troubadour doesn’t aspire to the worship or
THROUGH THE LENS: Crossing the Country to See Steve Earle & The Dukes at the Ryman
Have you ever wanted to make a cross-country trip to catch one of your favorite legends in concert? While not many of us have, that's exactly what regular Through the Lens contributor Peter Dervin did last week. Peter (and his camera) traveled from Seattle to Nashville to see
Legendary Engineer David Ferguson Celebrates Songs on ‘Nashville No More’
Over a 40-plus-year career, David Ferguson has engineered projects for Johnny Cash, John Prine, and Sturgill Simpson, among other luminaries. Now producing and contributing lead vocals to his own album, Nashville No More, the Grammy Award-winning Ferguson is supported by an impressive ensemble of back-up singers and instrumentalists, his 10-song
SPOTLIGHT: Charley Crockett Builds His Own ‘Music City USA’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Charley Crockett is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for September. Look for more about him and his new album, Music City USA (out Sept. 17), all month long.
In a scene from Peter Bogdanovich’s 1993 film The Thing Called Love, two young Nashville hopefuls shout into