SPOTLIGHT: Big Richard - "Alaska" [VIDEO]

Editor's Note: Big Richard, whose new LP Pet came out February 6 via Signature Sounds, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for February 2026. Read their feature profile here and stay tuned for more from Big Richard all month long.

Colorado bluegrassers Big Richard share an exclusive, acoustic version of their new single, "Alaska," with No Depression as part of their Spotlight series. As bassist and guitarist Hazel Royer shared on the band's social media, the origins of this song actually go back to a high school project she did. Royer explains that "Alaska" is about the crazy idea of walking from Boston to "The Last Frontier," which according to Google Maps, would take a whole year! Check it out below.