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Roots Music Rambler Special: Backstage with Shelby Lore

Welcome to another in our Backstage episode of Roots Music Rambler. These are short interviews Frank and Falls are able to grab backstage (or just somewhere in person rather than on our virtual, longer-form interview episodes) and catch up briefly. In this case, Falls was able to catch Kentucky singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso Shelby Lore for a virtual conversation.

He’s the man behind the Shelby Lore Band which is based in Northeastern Kentucky in Carter County. That’s a little more than halfway between Lexington, Kentucky and Huntington, West Virginia if you’re traveling East. Less than halfway if you’re going West.

Falls first saw Shelby live filling in on lead guitar for fellow Kentuckian Jordan Lee King a while back and made my way to find him after the show, he was so impressed. I soon discovered he was not only a fantastic guitar player, but singer and songwriter on his own with a killer blues-rock-country blend of a band.

We chatted about his latest single “Memphis”, music in the works, playing live and supporting other artists while doing so. You’re going to like Shelby a lot.

You can find Shelby Lore and his band online at shelbyloremusic.com, on Spotify, Instagram Facebook and other places you find music.
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Notes and links:

– Shelby Lore Band online – https://shelbyloremusic.com
– Shelby Lore Band on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Zgm6755lEXr0U0IDZs8j1?si=dB96k82kR8K7Euh6g6kYlA
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Shelby Lore says music is definitely a business … and a long burn at that

We’ve got a special Backstage edition of Roots Music Rambler dropping on Friday! Falls caught up with @shelbyloremusic to talk about his new music, journey to guitar virtuosity and more. Set a reminder to stream or download to watch and listen Friday morning.

Our backstage episodes are shorter shows where we catch up with an artist for a few minutes rather than sitting down for a full length interview. Get to know more about Shelby Lore and his band this week. In this clip, he tells us the music business is a long, hard road.

Find the episode on our YouTube channel (@rootsmusicrambler) at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get podcasts!

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Noah Guthrie is compared to Chris Stapleton, but was most influenced by another singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter @only1noah joined us on the new episode of Roots Music Rambler this week. The former America’s Got Talent contestant and Glee cast member has a new album out called Oddly Flexible which is outstanding.

He told us about is musical influences and how he feels about comparisons to folks like Chris Stapleton.

Dial up the full episode on the Roots Music Rambler YouTube Channel, at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get podcasts!

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Noah Guthrie says connecting through an emotional song is everything to him as an artist

The incredibly talented singers-songwriter @only1noah is our guest on Roots Music Rambler this week. He took us through his crazy journey to stardom (which included spots on Glee, Dancing with the Stars and America’s Got Talent), his approach to songwriting, and his deeply emotional single “Heavy.”

He told us about it and how connecting with an audience through an emotionally raw song is everything to him as an artist.

Frank and Falls also have good Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations this week. Watch or listen on YouTube, at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get podcasts.

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