ROOTS IN THE ARCHIVE: How Cowboy Culture Found Its Way Into New England Poetry
Nothing says “Americana” like cowboy culture, and we’ve got a rich vein of it at the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress. We have cowboy songs galore from Texas, documentation of buckaroo life in Nevada, and other cowboy material from throughout the West.
As a staff member
Chrissie Hynde Finds Something New in Overlooked Dylan Songs
A mini-genre of music has emerged in recent years: Bob Dylan tribute records from excellent female singers. Joan Osborne, Bettye LaVette, and Emma Swift have all made great contributions since 2017, but Chrissie Hynde, with her new album, Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, may have achieved
Mdou Moctar’s Virtuosic and Thoughtful ‘Afrique Victime’
Those even loosely familiar with the contemporary musical traditions of Western Africa might already know of Mdou Moctar. The story of the virtuosic, millennial guitarist from Niger is well-told at this point: Music from his first album in 2008 was gaining traction underground in the Sahel (the climate region between
Rising Appalachia Captures Spontaneity on ‘The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know’
After the past few years, the unexpected has become something to dread. Something that wasn’t previously known or anticipated pops up and it’s cause for concern, not celebration. You can forget that sometimes, it’s a whole lotta fun to receive a surprise.
Luckily, Rising Appalachia is here
SPOTLIGHT: Allison Russell on the Shero With a Thousand Faces and the Rise of the Rainbow Renaissance
EDITOR'S NOTE: Allison Russell is No Depression's Spotlight artist for May 2021. Her debut solo album, Outside Child, is out today on Fantasy Records. Read our interview with her and watch a video performance of her song "Nightflyer" made just for ND readers.
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Watchhouse (Formerly Mandolin Orange) Announces New Album, New Intentions
Just a few weeks in the wake of announcing a change to the band name they’d been using since forming in North Carolina over a decade ago, Emily Frantz and Andrew Marlin, now Watchhouse, have announced a new album. Watchhouse will release Aug. 13 on Tiptoe Tiger Music/Thirty