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.

Ben Chapman tells of his songwriting house and housemates in Nasvhille

The new episode of Roots Music Rambler is live and you need to hear this one! The incomparable singer-songwriter Ben Chapman sits in with us and talks everything from marriage to a new album to the real success formula in commercial country music.

Ben, who is married to fellow singer-songwriter Meg McRee, lives with her in a house in Nashville that is essentially a gaggle of talented musicians and songwriters. He tells us more about it in the episode.

Frank and Falls also have their Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations of the week and more. Download the episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Ben Chapman wore a Jimi Hendrix tunic? We need to see this!

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops TOMORROW!. We’re joined by the amazing Ben Chapman. We talked about songwriting, the Nashville scene, marriage, new music and more! In fact, Ben drops some news about music and family in the episode.

Ben says he was a music nerd growing up, going as far as wearing a Jimi Hendrix tunic (which we’re dying to see) and playing guitar all night. His parents had a big impact on his musical tastes, too.

Frank and Falls also have their Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations of the week and more. Download the episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

#benchapman #americanamusic #countrymusic #singersongwriter #megmcree #rootsmusic #songwriting #songwriters #musicpodcast #musicinterview

Ben Chapman doesn’t know what to call his style of music

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday and the amazing singer-songwriter Ben Chapman joins us to talk songwriting, the Nashville scene, marriage, new music and more! In fact, Ben drops some news about music and family in the episode.

We asked him a lot of things including how he describes his music, which is famously a unique blend of a lot of styles.

Frank and Falls also have their Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations of the week and more. Download the episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

#benchapman #americanamusic #countrymusic #singersongwriter #megmcree #rootsmusic #songwriting #songwriters #musicpodcast #musicinterview

Songwriter Mark Geary shares some insights into where and when he writes songs

Mark Geary joined Roots Music Rambler this week to talk songwriting, his latest music, his journey to America in the 1990s and more. We asked him if he, like some we’ve spoken to, find it difficult to write while traveling so much. He had some interesting things to say about when and where you can write songs.

Hear more from Geary, as well as some of his latest music on the full episode, available at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get podcasts.

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