Rehab Church and Recovery Hymns
My return to church last summer was at least unintentional if not quite accidental. I’d been to two services in 30 years; one Christmas Eve mass and one United Methodist Mother’s Day. Meditation and Buddhist teachings suit me. I’m not a diehard follower, but I appreciate the
Americana Lost and Found: Doo-Wop Music
I'm not sure that the twangy contingent of the roots music intelligentsia will agree with me on this one, but I've been thinking a lot lately about the vocal group harmony style that emerged out of African American communities in the late ’40s, and how it
Big Bend Killing: The Legacy of Appalachian Balladry
EDITOR'S NOTE: This spring, we're focusing on the music and traditions of Appalachia, both here at NoDepression.com and in our print journal. For more sounds and voices from that ancient mountain region, get yourself a copy of our spring journal, available for preorder now and
Little Roy Lewis: An Icon of Bluegrass Culture
I simply didn’t get it. My wife and I were early in our bluegrass journey at Pickin the the Pasture, near Lodi, New York, on a hill high above fabled Lake Cayuga, with Cornell University sitting ten or twelve miles south of us, but without a hint of Ivy
Hurtin For Real with Brian Saunderson
Leave it to an independent Canadian to do his weekly radio show, Hurtin' For Real, on his website only, which is unique. Brian Saunderson says, "Eventually my show will grow, but for now, I'm just glad I was able to make the jump online. I love
Canada Calling: Toronto punk vet S. Earl Hardy goes rootsy on new album Back In Del Rio
One year after returning from an extended music biz sabbatical -- the details of which must never be disclosed -- Toronto punk legend S Earl Hardy has followed up his raging opus Love Kills Slow with another thick slab of garage punk entitled Back In Del Rio.
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