Well-travelled and settled, Erinn Peet Lukes is leading Thunder and Rain to bluegrass stardom
If you’ve heard much thunder around the bluegrass space of late, it’s likely due to the growing presence of Thunder & Rain.…
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Author: Frank & Falls
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 magical reason Rush will forever be Jason Falls’s favorite concert experience
A new episode of @rootsmusicrambler drops Friday (but is already available for Backstage Pass members on Patreon)! This week, we're talking to…
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Brandon Coleman says he’s played for 5,000 people, then 5 people on back to back nights
On the latest @rootsmusicrambler, @barnweaver guitarist @brandoncolemanguitar talked about his years as a freelance musician where he had to admittedly take on…
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And the winner of our Evanston Folk Fest giveaway is …
AND THE WINNER IS .... We have a winner in our Backstage Pass Patreon Community launch drawing for a two-day pass to…
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Barnweaver’s Brandon Coleman says drummer Andrew Gillum joined the band after drumming for musicals
This week on Roots Music Rambler, @barnweaver guitarist @brandoncolemanguitar tells us all about the relatively new band, its first album (out now)…
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