Kim Ruehl

Asheville

Editor In Chief at No Depression

I write about folk and roots music, among other things. A SINGING ARMY (Univ. of Texas Press) where you get books.

Articles

With New Double-Album, Nefesh Mountain Send Out 'Beacons' for Dark Times

1 month ago | thebluegrasssituation.com | Kim Ruehl |Justin Hiltner

It’s been a decade since Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg became musical and life partners, melding her background in musical theater and singer-songwriter music together with his blues, jazz, and banjo-picking roots. Now, with a new double album, Beacons (released January 31), their band Nefesh Mountain dives deep into the myriad ways music can serve as a light in dark times.
Rose Cousins Honors Love in All Its Forms on 'Conditions of Love - Vol. 1'

1 month ago | thebluegrasssituation.com | Kim Ruehl |Justin Hiltner

One day, as a favor for a friend who was building a recording studio, Rose Cousins wandered through a piano showroom. She had no intention of buying anything for herself, but then she came upon a 1967 Baldwin baby grand. She asked the salesperson about it and was told it already had a buyer. She asked to put her name on a waiting list, though, just in case.
Western North Carolina Music Community Still Coming Together to Recover from Hurricane Helene

Dec 18, 2024 | nodepression.com | Kim Ruehl

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BONUST TRACKS: Nathaniel Rateliff Named to Newport Folk's Stewardship Program

Oct 11, 2024 | nodepression.com | Kim Ruehl

At its core, the program hopes to identify remarkable individuals with a demonstrated history of enriching and supporting the legacy of Newport Folk. The Newport Folk Stewards will pledge to continually challenge and celebrate the “Folk Family” by pioneering meaningful initiatives that impact the future of the Festival in significant and collaborative ways. Its first appointee is acclaimed artist and band-leader Nathaniel Rateliff.
BONUS TRACKS: How to Help the North Carolina Roots Music Community

Oct 4, 2024 | nodepression.com | Kim Ruehl

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BONUS TRACKS: How to Help the North Carolina Roots Music Community

Oct 4, 2024 | flipboard.com | Kim Ruehl

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BONUS TRACKS: Bluegrass Festival Rolls into North Carolina

Sep 27, 2024 | nodepression.com | Kim Ruehl

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SPOTLIGHT: JD McPherson Can't Go Anywhere with You [VIDEO]

Sep 20, 2024 | nodepression.com | Kim Ruehl

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Emmy-Nominated Docuseries Highlights the Impact of STAX Records

Sep 20, 2024 | thebluegrasssituation.com | Kim Ruehl |Justin Hiltner

It all began way back, nearly seventy years ago in Memphis, Tennessee, when an almost unremarkable thing happened: A record store opened its doors. That a record store might exist in the home of the blues in 1957 was itself no remarkable thing. But this store, Satellite Records, was quite literally a sister operation to the recording studio next door. Satellite’s owner, Estelle Axton, was the older sister of the studio’s founder, Jim Stewart. Stewart was a fiddler with a passion for country music.
2024 Americana Music Awards Honors Sierra Ferrell, Brandy Clark, and More

Sep 19, 2024 | nodepression.com | Kim Ruehl

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