NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at MerleFest: Thee Sinseers No Depression set up the "studio" at the 37th annual MerleFest for a dozen sessions with legends and legends-in-the-making. The festival was founded in 1988 in memory of Doc Watson’s son Merle, and features “traditional plus” music, meaning a broad range of styles from the sweet falsetto
Billy Allen + The Pollies Are A Quintessential Muscle Shoals Band Billy Allen almost made it. After progressing through regional tryouts in Huntsville, Alabama, waiting in line in Greensboro, North Carolina to sing for Simon Cowell, Britney Spears, L.A. Reid, and Demi Lovato, North Carolina, and advancing through to the Miami bootcamp, Allen was just one step away from advancing