FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Can't Steal My Fire: The Songs of David Olney
Near the bottom of my stack of indifferently folded black t-shirts rests a relic from 2003, a wry marker from the career of the late Nashville singer-songwriter David Olney. “David Olney's World Tour of Nashville,” the back reads, listing six performances over six days. Those Music City shows,
THROUGH THE LENS: Our Favorite Roots Music Photos of 2024
This week’s column serendipitously falls on Christmas Eve and, thus, could be viewed as a holiday present to ND readers. The gallery features a representative sampling of the many outstanding photos taken this year by 32 ND photographers. From the Eastern United States to Australia, over one hundred photos,
ALBUM REVIEW: Ben Levin's Holiday Blues Revue Offers a Bevvy of Cheer
Little drummer boy been beating you ragged? Silver bells on every street corner driving you nuts?
Tired of hearing what Mariah Carey wants for Christmas? There's relief in sight. Ben Levin has some new presents for you. The Cincinnati bluesman pianist assembled a bevy of cheer for the
YEAR-END READER POLL: Our Readers' Favorite Roots Albums of 2024
No Depression readers have spoken once again and the results of our annual Readers' Poll are in! It's no easy task to narrow down your favorite albums, and we asked you to select just 10 from more than 600 options this year.
Several albums were neck-and-neck, and
BONUS TRACKS: Steve Martin Banjo Prize Winners + Remembering Dualtone Records' Paul Roper
The Steve Martin Banjo Prize announced its two winners for 2024 — Tray Wellington and Allison de Groot. With a board chaired by banjoist and Compass Records co-owner Alison Brown, as well as sponsors including the FreshGrass Foundation (the nonprofit publisher of No Depression and Folk Alley), Compass Records, and the
No Depression Sessions At AMERICANAFEST 2024: Emily Nenni
Music City singer and guitarist Emily Nenni joined us at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge for her No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST '24, to share three songs including one from her latest record, Drive & Cry, and one from her 2022 album On The Ranch. Joining Nenni is