Zephaniah OHora Mines Merle Haggard on 'Listening to the Music'
In terms of musicality, lyrical depth and pure swagger, there are few country music legends who compare to the late, great Merle Haggard.
With a 50-year career that included the expected ebbs and flows, there’s much art to explore, consider, and analyze. For the brave musicians who follow,
Molly Tuttle Breaks the Mold with Covers Album ‘…but i’d rather be with you’
An album of cover songs can serve all sorts of purposes. For a veteran, it might be a chance to take stock of your roots and salute those who provided inspiration way back when (or merely a way to tread water until there’s enough original material for another long
Colter Wall Finds Freshness in Traditional Country Themes
Drawing from a range of folk and country sources, Canadian singer-songwriter Colter Wall offers Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs, adopting and claiming as his own the perennial personas of the rambling man, the cowboy, and the unapologetic outsider.
The opening track, “Western Swing & Waltzes,” is
Fisk Jubilee Singers Keep ‘Living History’ Alive
The Fisk Jubilee Singers didn’t plan to release an album of Negro spirituals* and politically current songs about treating strangers with kindness in the middle of the Black Lives Matter protests — it just worked out that way.
Celebrating Fisk!:The 150th Anniversary Album was released June 26 on Curb
Country-Folk Singer-Songwriter Justin Townes Earle Has Died at 38
A social media post on Justin Townes Earle's artist pages Sunday evening stated that the singer-songwriter has passed away at 38 years old.
The statement remained brief, concisely informing fans and followers “of the passing of our son, husband, father and friend Justin.” It continued, “So many
SPOTLIGHT: Bright Eyes’ Nate Walcott on the Upside of Downtime
EDITOR’S NOTE: Bright Eyes is No Depression’s Spotlight band for August 2020. Read our feature story about the band — Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott — and their new album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, here. In the essay below, multi-instrumentalist Walcott talks