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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 12h

New studio and live version of Dylan’s “Maggie’s Farm.” Links within.

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 15h

Hear @missmargoprice.bsky.social's cover of the Bob Dylan classic "Maggie's Farm"

Margo Price Covers Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm": Listen

“Maggie’s Farm” is a classic from an album full of them. 1965’s Bringing It All Back Home was the first Bob Dylan LP to feature electric instruments. One result of Dylan going rock was tracks like “Ma...

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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 15h

…and 50 years goes by just like that. Many classics here.

Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 17h

here are 14 albums that turned 50 this year that you might dig www.dontrocktheinbox.com/14-essential...

14 Essential 1975 Country Albums

'70s country is the source of plenty of current nostalgia despite being made (gulp) a half century ago. There are so many great albums that hit the 50 mark this year, though, and it only seemed right ...

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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 16h

From her new album Neon Grey Midnight Green.

Music Box Magazine @musicboxonline.bsky.social · 16h

Song of the Day: Neko Case - Little Gears

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#NowPlaying
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Neko Case - "Little Gears" (Full Album Stream)

YouTube video by ANTI- Records

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Haw River Ballroom @hawriverballroom.com · 1d

We are so excited to have S. G. Goodman playing our stage in a little less than 2 weeks on October 26!! Don't miss her show!! Tickets: bit.ly/SGGoodman-Oct26

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swankman.bsky.social @swankman.bsky.social · 2d

Playlist for the show. We grooved along the fence line and reeled it into the barn. New show heading our way this coming Wednesday 10/15/25 @ 8pm CT (barring any incidentals) on WDBX 91.1 FM, and will re-air on ShotgunRadio971 next weekend. Until then, TTFN.

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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 2d

New from Peter Blackstock for No Depression.

Peter Blackstock @peterblackstocksd.bsky.social · 2d

Oh hey, back in the real world, I reviewed the new #AutumnDefense album for @nodepression.bsky.social

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ALBUM REVIEW: Traveling through 'Here and Nowhere' with the Autumn Defense

When this side-project first surfaced around the time of Wilco’s game-changing Yankee Hotel Foxtrot a quarter-century ago, I recall some folks looking at me sideways when I told them that I liked the ...

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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 2d

Upcoming shows at Haw River Ballroom.

Haw River Ballroom @hawriverballroom.com · 2d

We've had so many spectacular shows this fall already and it's far from over!

Check out the full calendar and get tickets for these shows: bit.ly/HRBShows

guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 2d

Tonight at Haw River Ballroom.

Haw River Ballroom @hawriverballroom.com · 2d

TONIGHT (10/12): An Evening with Patty Griffin & Rickie Lee Jones, presented by @catscradlenc.bsky.social
6:30PM Doors, 7:30PM Show (please note the change in show and door times!)
SEATED SHOW
SOLD OUT (no tix at door)
Please see the parking map below!

guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 3d

Update on tomorrow night’s show from Haw River Ballroom.

Haw River Ballroom @hawriverballroom.com · 3d

We've got a slight change for tomorrow's SOLD OUT show with Patty Griffin and Rickie Lee Jones - doors will now open at 6:30pm and the show will start at 7:30PM!

We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow for this beautiful show 💗

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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 4d

Available now. Link below.

terryranderson @terryranderson.bsky.social · 4d

On my turntable right now! Better get one!

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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 4d

Meanwhile, in Tennessee…

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 4d

Neko Case ends Tennessee show early after venue refuses to remove armed security guard

Neko Case Ends Tennessee Show Early After Venue Refuses To Remove Armed Guard

Neko Case played a show Thursday night at the Caverns in the tiny Tennessee town of Pelham — or at least she started to, before walking off stage after her first few songs. The reason for her departur...

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Americana UK @americanauk.bsky.social · 5d

AUK's latest list of Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time this time chosen by AUK's Live Editor Paul Jerr @howegelb @cindyleeberryhill @davealvinoriginal @guyclarkmusic #jimwhite @johnmurry @lyle_lovett @terryallen4444 @officialtownesvanzandt @whiskeytown

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Paul Kerr

Jeez! You sign up to Americana UK, thinking you’re on the road to hobnobbing with the stars in the VIP area at gigs, and then you’re thrown a curveball. Your top ten americana songs? First off, none of us know what americana is. Secondly, given that I’ve been listening to “americana” related music since the beginning of the 1970s, how on earth could I (or anyone else) distil 60 years of music into ten songs?

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Dawn Rowan @calico1992.bsky.social · 6d

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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 6d

Really honest, beautifully wrought piece. Karly is the queen of the telling detail. www.vulture.com/article/wedn...

‘I’m Poking Roadkill With a Stick. Making It Twitch.’

Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman and MJ Lenderman broke up. A month later, she writes in this personal essay, she had to record a love song for him.

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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 6d

New live performance from Waxahatchee on KEXP.
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Waxahatchee - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Music Box Magazine @musicboxonline.bsky.social · 6d

My goodness, this woman is amazing. I cannot believe I saw her in a small club in Chicago, sandwiched between Fastball and Whiskeytown. She had not totally found her voice at that point, but man... she could sing. And now she make glorious albums, too. Another gem.

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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 6d

You’re welcome.

guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 6d

Some suggestions from Bandcamp.

Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 7d

September was a busy month for country (and country-ish) releases on Bandcamp. Here's the cream of the crop.

The Best Country Music on Bandcamp, September 2025

Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.

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PopMatters @handle.invalid · 6d

INTERVIEW: Folk artist Dar Williams has long leaned on songwriting to cast off and expose her blood and beauty to the world. She discusses this and more with PopMatters.

@darwilliams.bsky.social's 'Hummingbird Highway' is out now via @righteousbaberecs.bsky.social.

READ: tinyurl.com/DarWilliams25

Dar Williams Commits to the 'Hummingbird Highway' » PopMatters

Folk artist Dar Williams has long leaned on songwriting to cast off and expose her blood and beauty to the world. She discusses this and more with PopMatters.

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Rhiannon Giddens @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social · 6d

So glad y'all liked that last video with Seckou! Here’s one with Francesco Turrisi on percussion and an original song by Seckou Keita just for our tour!

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Joe Ely @therealjoeely.bsky.social · 7d

The Road Goes On Forever

YouTube video by Joe Ely - Topic

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terryranderson @terryranderson.bsky.social · 7d

Check The Yayhoos version…

Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 7d

Love Train by the O’Jays just came on the radio and I gotta say “this song never misses”

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 7d

Need Weekend Plans? We’re giving away 1 adult general admission ticket to Sleepy Fest in Saxapahaw, NC this Saturday 10/11—plus an advance reader copy of CUTOM MADE WOMAN, the upcoming memoir by folk legend Alice Gerrard.

Giveaway ends Wednesday @ 11:59pm. Enter here 👇
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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 7d

This is a bullshit take. Posthumous albums aren’t something new. Not now or in the past have they prevented me from listening to current artists.

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No Depression - Roots Music Journalism @nodepression.bsky.social · 7d

THROUGH THE LENS: California’s Ohana Festival and Rhode Island’s Rhythm & Roots Festival Light Up the Skies with Roots Music

Check out photos from both fests by Liza Orozco and Ken Abrams respectively at the link below:

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THROUGH THE LENS: California’s Ohana Festival and Rhode Island’s Rhythm & Roots Festival Light Up the Skies with Roots Music

Official website of No Depression's stories, columns, album reviews, artist voices, and roots music journalism

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