All Together Now: Winter 2020

The spirit of collaboration is a rich tradition in roots music, from songwriting to recording and live performances. But even sitting around a campfire away from stages and spotlights (or navigating virtual terrains in quarantine), roots music is often the soundtrack to what brings us together. The Winter 2020 issue of No Depression highlights the multitude of ways that roots musicians collaborate and why this music in particular thrives on community. Included in this issue: 25 Years of No Depression, All Together Now From Backing Band to Headline Act: The Texas Gentlemen found themselves through working with others - Joshua M. Miller A Place at the Table: 'Dungeons & Dragons' offers musicians a collaborative, creative outlet - Stacy Chandler Preserving Tradition: The Field Recorders' Collective unearths old-time recordings and reconnects communities - Noah Berlatsky Inside the Fort: How the Newport Folk Festival builds on its legacy by celebrating and challenging its communi