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.

Brandon Good shares the deeply personal experiences behind his first LP

Singer-songwriter Brandon Good this week’s guest on Roots Music Rambler. He talked to us about his journey, his background in punk and how the music from his original EP and upcoming LP came about.

In this clip, he shares the deeply personal struggles he went through that eventually became the songs from his first EP.

In addition, Frank and I also give our Pickin’ the Grinnin’ picks of the week and talk about more live music they’ve seen recently. Download the full episode at RootsMusicRambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

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From Mennonite Church to Celtic Punk and now Country and Folk, Brandon Good has seen it all

Brandon Good’s early days in music were in the Mennonite Church. Later, in a Celtic punk band. Nowadays, the Chicago-based singer-songwriter is expressing his love for harmonies and melodies through more country and folk, singer-songwriter type tunes while unifying several genres into an interesting blend of tunes. Good joined Frank and Falls on Roots Music…

Singer-songwriter Brandon Good talks about his songwriting inspiration

On the new episode of Roots Music Rambler (drops tomorrow), singer-songwriter Brandon Good talks about his musical journey. In this clip, he talks about the songwriters that inspired his first EP and inform his upcoming new album due out by the end of the year.

Frank and Falls also give their Pickin’ the Grinnin’ picks of the week and talk about more live music they’ve seen recently. Download the full episode at RootsMusicRambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Singer-Songwriter Brandon Good evolved to country music from time as a punk rocker

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday. Singer-songwriter Brandon Good joins the show to talk about his upcoming album, background and more. While most of his music is country-based, he’s a former punk rocker. He talked about his music background with Frank and me.

We also add more experiences from recent concert attendance and a lot more. Download the full episode at RootsMusicRambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Kimmi Bitter explains what influenced her fascination with the 60s sound

The latest Roots Music Rambler features 60s sounding country star Kimmi Bitter whose new album Old School has been lighting up the Alt Country charts. Bitter hails from San Diego which turns out to be a nice hotbed for Americana and Alt Country trends. She talked about the scene there, but also how she found her voice through years of trial and error.

Hear the full story, a few of Bitter’s songs and a lot more on the latest episode.

Frank and Falls also share experiences from two music festivals and debate the question, “Is listening to an audiobook considered reading?”

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

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