Jackson Scribner Brings Authentic Storytelling to Debut Set of Songs
Jackson Scribner isn’t trying to be anyone but who he is. The 20-year-old’s self-titled debut record shows wisdom beyond his years in the way he is so comfortably settled into himself. Jackson Scribner is a short set of lo-fi folk tunes grounded in small-town Texas, its people and
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SPOTLIGHT: ‘Night Singing’ and Some Advice from Sara Watkins [VIDEO]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sara Watkins is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for March 2021. Her new album, Under the Pepper Tree, comes out this Friday on New West. Read about Watkins and Under the Pepper Tree in our feature story, and don’t miss her essay here.
Under the Pepper
On ‘Could Have Loved You,’ Fretland Finds the Humanity in Heartbreak
My first response upon hearing Fretland was to search for the assumed missed steps to the trio’s musical present. Could Have Loved You is so affecting and mature — blindsidingly so — that it only felt right to assume that the members involved were old pros, seasoned players who just happened
ROOTS IN THE ARCHIVE: Native American Cylinder Recordings Connect Cultures Across Time
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress preserves roots music and traditional culture from across the country and around the world. None of our materials has a longer history or a deeper connection to the American landscape than the recordings we safeguard featuring songs and stories from Native
THROUGH THE LENS: Signature Sounds Recordings Is a Village for Roots Music Artists
Record labels are more than an outlet for music, they are a philosophy of life. Sometimes narrow, sometimes wide. As evidenced by the logo on its website, Signature Sounds Recordings falls in the latter category: “Record Label - Live Music - Artistic Development: Folk, Americana, Roots, Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Indie.” Yet
Loyal Friends Fuel Fiddler Mike Barnett’s Duets Album and Recovery from Brain Aneurysm
The road to release for +1, the new album of duets out today from fiddle virtuoso and songwriter Mike Barnett, was longer than anyone could have imagined.
The songs on +1, first slated for release last September, were recorded over several years, when demanding tour and recording schedules would allow