1. Profiles on Ringo Starr with T Bone Burnett, Patterson Hood, and Rhiannon Giddens
2. A Feature, Conceptualized with Rhiannon Giddens, on the Death of the Middle Class Musician (Featuring Artists Like Cathy Fink, W
3. Author Flannery O'Conner's Centennial and Continued Influence on Roots Musicians (Featuring Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier, and
4. The 50th Anniversary of J.D. Crowe ; the New South's Debut Album (Featuring Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, and Sam Grisman)
5. The Renewed Interest in Indigenous Sideman and Songwriter Jesse Ed Davis (Featuring Former Us Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the Bob D
6. An Essay By Amy Irving
7. Original Design By Marcus Amaker
8. Cover Art By Troy Hahn
9. Archival Images Courtesy of Georgia College and State University, the Bob Dylan Center
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Rhiannon Giddens, who No Depression named one of the most important roots musicians of the decade a few years ago, serves as the honorary guest editor for this Spring 2025 issue. A MacArthur "Genuis" Grant award winner and Grammy award winner, Giddens is as respected in opera as she is in bluegrass, and has spent decades practicing and preserving Black stringband musical history. In this issue, she is profiled about all her most recent projects (including the upcoming Biscuits & Banjos Festival and her appointment with the Silkroad Ensemble). She also lent her expertise to brainstorming a story idea - about the death of the middle class musician. The Spring issue also includes features on Ringo Starr's new country record, author Flannery O'Conner's centennial and continued influence on roots musicians, and so much more!