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.
This week on Roots Music Rambler, we’re diving into the ins and outs of running a music festival with Tim and Jess from @manchestermusicfest. It started in 2018 and brought some social change to Clay County, Kentucky. Not only was there controversy with an early marketing nickname for event goers, but it brought the long-shunned activity of alcoholic beverages to the tiny, bible-belt town.
MMF is coming up Labor Day Weekend in Manchester, Ky., and features acts like Brent Cobb, Nicholas Jamerson and The Morning Jays, Taylor Hunnicut, The Creekers, Bill Taylor & The Appalachian Heathens and many more. It is astonishingly free to attend.
Hear why on the full episode Friday at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Did you know there’s a music festival coming Labor Day weekend that features an incredible roster of singers, songwriters and bands in the Americana, country, folk and bluegrass space and the tickets to said event are absolutely free? You do now. The Manchester Music Fest is in its seventh iteration in eight years (damnit, COVID)…
The new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops tomorrow. We’re talking to Tim Parks and Jess Bowman from @manchestermusicfest about the challenges and joys of putting on a show that is not only amazing, but free.
MMF is coming up Labor Day Weekend in Manchester, Ky., and features acts like Brent Cobb, Nicholas Jamerson and The Morning Jays, Taylor Hunnicut, The Creekers, Bill Taylor & The Appalachian Heathens and many more.
Jess told us all about the community of Manchester, Clay County and the surrounding communities that get behind the event, now in its seventh iteration.
Hear the full episode Friday at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
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A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday! This week we’re chatting about the history, organization and work that goes into a music festival with Tim and Jess from @manchestermusicfest.
It’s coming up Labor Day Weekend in Manchester, Ky., and not only features acts like Brent Cobb, Nicholas Jamerson and The Morning Jays, Taylor Hunnicut, The Creekers, Bill Taylor & The Appalachian Heathens and many more, but — can you believe this — it’s FREE to attend.
Tim Parks and Jess Bowman from the MMF team sat in with us to cover the event’s history, how to book acts, the challenges of running such an animal and why it’s free, which they touch on in this clip.
Hear the full episode Friday at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Singer-songwriter Nicholas Jamerson joined Roots Music Rambler recently to talk about his new album, his journey to success as a singer-songwriter and much more.
In this segment, the frontman and songwriter for Sundy Best talks about his outstanding career in high school and college football. It turns out it was a football coach who recommended he turn to songwriting!
On the full episode, Frank and Falls also choose their 2025 Americana Music Association award winners and share some great picks for you to listen to in the Pickin’ the Grinnin’ segment.
Get the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!
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