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.
If you, “Woke up this mornin’, dazed and confused,” and sung the lyric in your head, you’ve been bitten by the audio bug that is The Creekers. That line, the opening one from a song called “Tennessee” was the second-most played audio clip on TikTok this summer. It helped propel the Leslie County, Ky.-based bluegrass…
Our Thanksgiving weekend episode of Roots Music Rambler is set to drop tomorrow morning!!! And this week it’s @thecreekers! We sit down with co-founder @w_t_horton who spills the beans on all kinds of goodness, including his fellow vocalist and guitarist (and cousin) @allen.hacker’s recent “arrest” at a show. (heh)
It’s a doozie of an episode and so much fun getting to know and share more about one of our favorite bluegrass bands.
Be sure to look for the episode TOMORROW MORNING — Great holiday weekend viewing or listening! Find it at RootsMusicRambler.com, on YouTube or wherever you get podcasts.
#thecreekers #bluegrassmusic #countrymusic #americanamusic #rootsmusic
We have a special Thanksgiving weekend treat for you coming Friday morning! @w_t_horton from @thecreekers sits down with Frank and Falls to talk about the band’s rise to major label record deal, how that success has and has not changed the band and a lot more.
He took us through the @realrootsradiowbzi clip that went viral and made “Tennessee” a hit for the band this summer.
The rest of the episode is just as entertaining. Be sure to set an alarm for Friday morning to check it out at RootsMusicRambler.com, on YouTube or wherever you get podcasts.
#thecreekers #bluegrassmusic #countrymusic #americanamusic #rootsmusic
A special Thanksgiving weekend episode of Roots Music Rambler is set to drop Friday morning and we finally had the chance to talk to @thecreekers co-founder @w_t_horton about everything from the band’s phenomenal explosion this summer to sheep wrangling and on-stage heart attacks.
It’s a doozie of an episode and so much fun getting to know and share more about one of our favorite bluegrass bands.
Be sure to look for the episode Friday morning at RootsMusicRambler.com, on YouTube or wherever you get podcasts.
#thecreekers #bluegrassmusic #countrymusic #americanamusic #rootsmusic
Gothic indie Americana band @delroscoe went into the studio for their latest album knowing bass player Paul Abrelat was not well. They soldiered through to get his playing down on the album before he passed away.
Robert Lee from the band told us more about doing the album with Paul en tow on the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler.
You can hear more about the band, its new album and the band’s irresistible creativity by watching or downloading the full episode on YouTube, RootsMusicRambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
#americanamusic #delroscoe #paulabrelat #gothicindieband