Chicagoan Francesca Folinazzo (Frank) founded Roots Music Rambler as a music and travel blog in a pre-pandemic world. COVID killed events and travel plus her desire to play her banjo. Falls texted her in 2023 and said, 'Let's bring it back as a podcast!' He was raised on John Prine, babysat on Waylon Jennings and taught to drink and cuss the proper, mountain way. He hails from Pikeville, Ky., the birthplace of Dwight Yoakum, whose annual festival is Hillbilly Days.
A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday! This week we visit with longtime folk rock band @thelastrevel. Its new album is out and Falls drew some parallels in their songs and the amazing harmonies of bands like The Ghost of Paul Revere. Fiddle player Vinnie Donatelle said was not the first time he’d heard that.
Hear more of the interview with the band, including the reasons for their long hiatus a few years ago, plus Frank and Falls’s Pickin’ the Grinnin pick by listening at rootsmusicrambler.com, watching on YouTube, or downloading wherever you get podcasts.
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As with every guest on Roots Music Rambler, we ask the question — Are you working on a new album. We did the same with this week’s guest Los Gallos. Their Mexican-influenced sound mixed with more Americana / singer-songwriter type songs is keeping the band high on the list of rising groups in the space.
Hear the full interview plus news about the podcast and picks from Frank and Falls for new music. Find it at rootsmusicrambler.com, on YouTube now as a full video show, or download it wherever you listen to podcasts.
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The fantastic Los Gallos is our latest guest on Roots Music Rambler. Ric Salazar and Henry Fajardo from the Chicago-based band join us to talk about their sound, their Mexican influences through their family heritage and a lot more.
Ric said he was even raised on Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash and the great Freddy Fender, which inspired a lot of what Los Gallos writes and plays today.
Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com, watch the show now on YouTube, or download it where ever you get podcasts.
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The latest episode of Roots Music Rambler is live! We visit with Chicago-based Los Gallos this week. Ric Salazar and Henry Fajardo talked to us about their Mexican heritage, traditional instrumentation and a lot more.
But they also explained why they’re not just influenced by Mexican traditional music. Both grew up in the U.S. and with the same popular music many of us did.
Hear the full interview plus Frank and Falls’s Pickin’ the Grinnin’ picks for new music to listen to at rootsmusicrambler.com, on YouTube, or wherever your get your podcasts.
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Chicago-based Los Gallos is a perfect example of the blending of culture in Americana music. Their Mexican and Puerto Rican family backgrounds manifested in first-generation American players who grew up on country and rock radio in the U.S. has resulted in perhaps one of the most interesting bands we’ve heard in a while. Their music…
