Music and Family: The Grey Fox Way
Music festivals seem like a dime a dozen these days, and the competition to attract and keep patrons is as fierce as ever, especially within the roots music scene. For Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, there are two key ingredients that I’ve observed that have kept the festival growing for
Old Tunes, Troublesome Titles
Recently I was at a music camp in New Hampshire, playing Appalachian old-time tunes on a porch with a few other musicians. Someone suggested a tune called “Indian Ate the Woodchuck,” which is one of my favorites, but I was distracted as we played it – the tune’s title
A View of the Jayhawks from the Outside In
Editor's note: When we named them our July Spotlight artist, we asked the Jayhawks to write a few words giving some insight into the band and its music. John Jackson, the band's newest member, who plays mandolin, fiddle and guitars on their latest album, Back Roads
Anoushka Shankar Uses Music to See Beyond Boundaries
It was a riveting image that was seen around the world. The photograph of the lifeless body of Aylan Kurdi, a small Syrian boy washed up on a Turkish beach that gave a human face to the almost incomprehensible suffering of thousands of Syrians who were risking everything to flee
Buckle Polishing Time
Yvette Landry & The Jukes feat. Roddie Romero
Louisiana Lovin’
Soko Music
This record hits the stores July 27th …and... it is worth waiting for. Those who are old enough, will be brought back in time to the dance halls, bars and Juke Joints of yesteryear. A time when Friday
Blowing on Embers: The Jayhawks’ Gary Louris on Writing with Others
This month we’re launching a new feature at No Depression— Spotlight — to help you get to know some of the best bands in roots music, and we couldn’t be more excited to get started by getting to know the Jayhawks. Since blasting out of the Minneapolis music scene