Hilary Saunders is an American immigrant in Scotland working toward a PhD in Music and Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow. Her research will include studying the relationship between music and cities through the lens of sustainable urban development.

Professionally, Hilary is a writer, reporter, and editor. Since 2017, she’s served at the helm of No Depression, the leading source for independent roots music journalism, published by the 501(c)(3) FreshGrass Foundation. Previous journalistic work has appeared in ESPN, Complex, Next City, The Forward, and more.

Hilary is a proud member of the Board of Directors for Folk Alliance International, The Recording Academy, National Press Club, and Society of Professional Journalists. She’s an alumna of the University of Miami (US) and University of Liverpool (UK), and is still an un-ironic believer that rock and roll can save the world.