Where Indy Folk band Kindred Valley draws inspiration for its historical anthems
Two of the members of @kindredvalley (Blake Lacy and Noah Freeman) join Roots Music Rambler this week. The indy folk group from…
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Author: Frank & Falls
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.
Kindred Valley explains how they write songs collectively and apart
The newest episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday, November 22! Noah Freeman and Blake Lacy of @kindredvalley joined us to talk…
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Kindred Valley’s Blake Lacy was inspired by American Idol to become a singer
On this week's episode of Roots Music Rambler, Noah Freeman and Blake Lacy of @kindredvalley joined us to talk about their new…
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Kindred Valley’s Appalachian roots and stories garnering quite a following
When Blake Lacy, Noah Freeman and Brett McCoy met and discovered each other’s musical tastes, they did what college students do: They…
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Kindred Valley’s Noah Freeman gleaned inspiration from Johnny Staats, his package delivery guy
The latest episode of Roots Music Rambler drops on Friday. Noah Freeman and Blake Lacy of @kindredvalley joined us to talk about…
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