Yearly Archives: 2026

Nashville singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim talks about touring in a musical clown car and why there is no mountain top in music.

Adam Gaffney and the Balladeers “Nomad” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Adam Gaffney and the Balladeers’ song “Nomad” from his forthcoming album Product of Another Sad Song, which is due out May 8.  The album was produced and engineered by Jorge Valcarcel of Boxcar Laboratories, and mastered by Alex Saltz at APS Mastering. […]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s new “Top 5” series features a quick playlist in which roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment. It gives artists the chance to highlight their contemporaries, as well as classic songs getting them through

Miranda Lambert has been a mentor to many country music artists. And she’s not afraid to dispense advice anywhere, even in the ladies’ room. 

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Some TV series linger in your mind like an old friend long after they have stopped airing. That is true of The Waltons. That beloved 1970s drama on CBS was set in Virginia during the Depression and World War II. It showed the hardships experienced and the love between members of a typical, close-knit rural […]

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The Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion in Bristol, TN/VA has just added 25 new names to their 2026 lineup for September 11-13, bolstering an already stacked roster of talent. Old Crow Medicine Show will join Sierra Ferrell.

The post Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reveals New Names for 2026 Lineup first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Feel like he was the only choice. Morgan Wallen brought his Still The Problem tour to Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama last month, and as soon as the show was announced everybody knew who was at the top of the list do accompany Morgan for his signature “Broadway Girls” walkout: Legendary former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban. Of course there are plenty of current and former Alabama football players Morgan could have chosen, or even current head coach Kalen DeBoer. […]

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Days after a terrifying incident at the White House Correspondents Dinner involving an armed man shooting inside the event venue, shots were reportedly fired near the White House on May 4. Per the U.S. Sun, “Chaos erupted near the Washington Monument after Secret Service officers shot an armed suspected [sic], prompting White House reporters to […]

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That rooftop cargo carrier might have been water proof, but it sure as heck wasn’t bear proof. It’s estimated that 340,000 bears live in the United States, and in certain parts of the country, residents have to always be on alert and keep an eye out for bears. Black bears make up most of that total number (around 300,000), and one place where you are almost guaranteed to see them is in Lake Tahoe, California. Most of the time, you’d […]

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Dolly Parton has announced that she is bowing out of her Las Vegas residency because of health issues that have not yet been fully resolved. The star, 80, made that known to her fans on Instagram on Monday, May 4, In a video, Parton was more specific about her physical problems than she has been […]

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