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.

Have music festivals jumped the shark? Nate Riggs chimes in.

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler is out and this week, we’re talking music festivals. And with the man who knows as much about them as anyone — Nate Riggs (NeighborN8) from The Music Festivals Podcast.

He shares his favorites, some hidden gems, the finances of festivals and a lot more, including his biggest concern for Americana festivals. We also ask him flat out if music festivals have jumped the shark.

Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Music Festivals Podcast host Nate Riggs first biggie was Bonnaroo 2008

On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler we talk music festivals with Nate Riggs (NeighborN8), host of The Music Festivals Podcast. His first big music festival was Bonnaroo 2008, which turned out to be an amazing lineup.

Nate also shared his concerns about Americana festivals, some hidden gems we should be paying attention to and a lot more. Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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WTF is it with Ludacris showing up at all these music festivals?

The latest episode of Roots Music Rambler gave Falls the opportunity to ask a music festivals expert the question he’s been wanting to ask for years now: WTF is it with Luda?

Nate Riggs (NeighborN8), host of The Music Festivals Podcast joins us to answer that question as well as the larger one of whether or not music festivals have jumped the shark. He shares his favorites, some hidden gems, the finances of festivals and a lot more.

Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Have Music Festivals Jumped the Shark? Three enthusiasts debate.

On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler we talk music festivals with Nate Riggs (NeighborN8), host of The Music Festivals Podcast. He shares his favorites, some hidden gems, the finances of festivals and a lot more.

In this segment, we start by asking the 800-pound gorilla question: Have music festivals jumped the shark? Are there too many? Are they too expensive? Are they too saturated with the same artists?

We go through a lot of topics in the episode which you can hear here on YouTube, or at rootsmusicrambler.com. You can also subscribe and download wherever you get your podcasts.

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Nate Riggs biggest concern about Americana music festivals

On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler we talk music festivals with Nate Riggs (NeighborN8), host of The Music Festivals Podcast. He shares his favorites, some hidden gems, the finances of festivals and a lot more.

His biggest concern for music festivals, at least in the Americana space, is the danger of sameness. He explained more in this clip. Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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