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.
Chasen Wayne took the long road to honky tonk stage success. The native Texan’s first job in the music industry – if you could call it that – was a club bouncer as a teenager. His reputation and professionalism landed him at a popular venue in Austin, Texas where he wound up booking shows, too.…
A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops tomorrow. Austin mainstay Chasen Wayne joins us to talk about his new album Corpus, the Zach Bryan video shoot that vaulted him to local legend status, his songwriting and path to sobriety. It’s a really deep episode you’ll all appreciate hearing.
In this clip, he gave us his insider take on why Austin is a different music market than Nashville and others.
Plus Frank and Falls talk about Morgan Wallen and share their Pickin’ the Grinnin picks of the week.
Find it on YouTube, rootsmusicrambler.com or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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On the latest Roots Music Rambler, Sparkle Carcass frontman Cody Palmer tells us some great stories. How the band got its name, the band’s brand new album (dropped Friday) called Maraschino Chevy and tales of his wife and mother.
As we always do, we asked how our guest approaches songwriting. Cody has a pretty straightforward but smart process.
Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel at rootsmusicramlber.com or listen by searching for Roots Music Rambler wherever you get your podcasts!
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The latest episode of Roots Music Rambler is live! Sparkle Carcass’s Cody Palmer joins us to talk everything from Jock Jams to eavesdropping on new moms.
His band dropped a brand new album Friday called Maraschino Chevy which we love. One member of Sparkle Carcass in addition to Cody is his wife Reilly Downes. She also has a band, of which he is a member and contributor. So we asked him how they balance it all.
Frank and Falls also share picks of the week in the Pickin’ the Grinnin’ segment, and for some reason, we hear a little bit about Falls’s feet. (It’s not as bad as you might imagine.)
Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel at rootsmusicramlber.com or listen by searching for Roots Music Rambler wherever you get your podcasts!
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Roots Music Rambler’s latest episode is well worth the time. We sit down with Cody Palmer from Sparkle Carcass. The Chicago-based alt-country band has a brand new album (just dropped yesterday) called Maraschino Chevy that we already love.
Cody talked to us about the band, collaborating with bandmate, wife and leader of her own band (which he’s in) Reilly Downs; songwriting; musical influences and, of course, his Mom. He said his mother’s musical talent wasn’t always a welcome influence.
Frank and Falls also share our picks for new music this week and Falls shares a social media story that crystallized his purpose in the music world. Well worth a watch or listen!
Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel at rootsmusicramlber.com or listen by searching for Roots Music Rambler wherever you get your podcasts!
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