No Depression will be ready for “spooky season” with the Fall 2021 issue! Called “Ghosts,” this edition’s stories will highlight roots music folklore, legendary figures, forgotten histories, and contemporary musicians keeping these ethereal traditions alive. Of course, this genre of music has its share of ghosts — from characters in old standards to the many injustices that stymie equality in the music industry — and this issue doesn't shy away from them either.
Included in this issue:
Grace Lands: Elena Passarello - Katie Moulton
At the Crossroads: Setting the record straight on Robert Johnson's myth and mystery - Erin Osmon
The Musical Spirit of St. Louis - Missouri Historical Society
Questions of the Heart: Hiss Golden Messenger finds the timeless in what we experience together - Matt Williams
Grace Lands: Trapper Schoepp - Katie Moulton
'Spirit Children': Celebrating the work of Native musicians while looking ahead - Chuck Armstrong
Historical Markers: No-No Boy create an album steeped in Asian American history and sounds - Hilary Saunders
Witch-Hunting in the Modern World - Ian Brennan and Marilena Umuhoza Delli
The Real Omie Wise: Tracing the story behind a song that has spooked folk music fans for 200 years - Mark Kemp
Grace Lands: Henry Kagan - Katie Moulton
Visiting Other Selves: Lucy Dacus' 'Home Video' reflects who she used to be - Caitlin Wolper
Outrunning Ghosts: Country music and comedy help Trixie Mattel confront what matters - Claire Lobenfeld
A Place in the Country Cosmos: The queer reinvention of cosmic country and astrology - Shannon Nico Shreibak
Grace Lands: Emma Swift - Katie Moulton
Songs in the Air: Making music in a Northern Minnesota ghost town - Dennis Pernu
Another Thought Now: Inside the movement to keep Arthur Russell's music echoing on - Avery Gregurich
They're All Here: Family forms the foundation as Amy Helm stakes her own identity - Anne Margaret Daniel
Screen Door: Collecting ghost stories - Jolie Holland
Photos/Art:
Original design by Marcus Amaker
Original cover design by Tim Wakefield, Soundwaves Art Foundation
Inside cover art by Pearl Rachinsky for The Deep Dark Woods
Original photos by Anthony Mulcahy
Original photos by Marilena Umuhoza Delli
Original words and photos from the Missouri Historical Society
Historical photos from the Library of Congress
Historical photos provided by Light in the Attic Records
Archival materials from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts