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.

The Local Honeys’ Montana Hobbs says she’s sometimes Linda Jean Stokley’s “yes” woman

Tomorrow is the big day for @thelocalhoneys episode of Roots Music Rambler! @lindajeanstokley and @montanafromky joined Frank and Falls to talk about their music, the Kentucky music community, how their partnership works and a lot more.

Montana admitted she’s kind of Linda Jean’s “Yes” woman, jumping on the good ideas which once included going to Ireland to play music and evolved into making their first record.

Be sure to find and subscribe to the show on our YouTube channel (@rootsmusicrambler), by searching for Roots Music Rambler where you listen to podcasts, or come to rootsmusicrambler.com tomorrow morning to watch or listen!

#thelocalhoneys #mountainmusic #traditionalmusic #bluegrassmusic #countrymusic #americanamusic

The Local Honey’s Montana Hobbs says she and Linda Jean Stokley know each other’s musical makeup

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday and we are STOKED for this one! @thelocalhoneys (@lindajeanstokley and @montanafromky) joined the podcast to talk about making music, songwriting, the impact of music and a lot more.

Montana explained the two met in college at Morehead State University and have now spent years discovering common influences, preferences and styles which informs their music.

Be sure to find and subscribe to the show on our YouTube channel (@rootsmusicrambler), by searching for Roots Music Rambler where you listen to podcasts, or come to rootsmusicrambler.com Friday morning to watch or listen!

#thelocalhoneys #mountainmusic #traditionalmusic #bluegrassmusic #countrymusic #americanamusic

Rocker Andy Thomas started blowing the roofs off … the cul-de-sac neighbors with Dad and Brother!

Don’t miss the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler! Southern rocker @the_andythomas told us all about his new album Highway Junkie. He also spent some time telling us about his journey which started with Dad and Brother rockin’ the cul-de-sac!

Listen now wherever you get podcasts or watch the full episode on YouTube (@rootsmusicrambler) or at rootsmusicrambler.com

#andythomas #highwayjunkie #southernrock @ivprnashville #singersongwriter

Andy Thomas’s new album is a bit of a burger … he explains

We’ve talked to artists who focus on singles and others who focus on albums. This week’s episode of Roots Music Rambler features southern rocker @the_andythomas whose debut solo album Highway Junkie is out now.

He picked the first and last song of the album as the two that most accurately describe him and had a fun analogy for the album in the process.

Listen now wherever you get podcasts or watch the full episode on YouTube (@rootsmusicrambler) or at rootsmusicrambler.com

#andythomas #highwayjunkie #southernrock @ivprnashville #singersongwriter

Southern rocker Andy Thomas’s new album was written while working construction and finding the hook

Southern rocker @the_andythomas is our guest this week on Roots Music Rambler! His debut solo album Highway Junkie dropped yesterday. The album is full of banger tunes and autobiographical stories well worth hearing.

Andy told us about writing the songs for the album which is different than how he started writing songs. He figured out it has to be about the hook!

Listen now wherever you get podcasts or watch the full episode on YouTube (@rootsmusicrambler) or at rootsmusicrambler.com

#andythomas #highwayjunkie #southernrock @ivprnashville #singersongwriter