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.

Sara Jean Stevens reveals the embarrassing story behind her song “Deadwood” (Highlights)

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Roots Music Rambler’s latest episode is well worth the listen. Frank and Falls talk to Americana singer-songwriter Sara Jean Stevens who has a new EP on the way. Falls cornered her during the interview to talk about the story behind her song “Deadwood” which is mildly embarrassing. But it made for a fun interview!

Hear the full session on Roots Music Rambler at rootsmusicrambler.com, on the Roots Music Rambler YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts.

Get the full episodes here: https://bit.ly/RMRFullEpisodesYT
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Discover the real roots of music, from Americana, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Soul, World and beyond.

Welcome to Roots Music Rambler!

Hosted by Francesca Folinazzo & Jason Falls. Roots Music Rambler, a podcast exploration of the where as much as the who or what. We’ll interview emerging and established artists, fans and others in Americana, Outlaw Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Roots, Soul, World and beyond. But we will always get to the stories of where they’re from and how that impacted the music we know and love.

It’s more than just their influences. It’s their families. Communities. Cultures. This show is a fun combination of music, travel, history and more. We dig into the stories from artists, musicians, songwriters, producers, fans and beyond, that don’t just expose their musical influences, but their life influences.

Music follows the path of human movement. We trace the steps to bring better understanding to what we hear today and why we love it.

Where music, travel, history and culture intersect

Join us for the exploration of the real roots of music on Roots Music Rambler. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Be sure to subscribe on YouTube or wherever you get podcasts!

Website: https://rootsmusicrambler.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rootsmusicrambler
Spotify: https://jasonfalls.co/rootsspotify
Apple Podcasts: https://jasonfalls.co/rootsapple

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Sara Jean Stevens shares what working with Matt Patton was like #sarajeanstevens #mattpatton #music

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On Roots Music Rambler this week, Sara Jean Stevens previews her upcoming EP due out in the next few weeks. It was recorded at Dial Back Sound in Mississippi, the recording studio run by Drive By Truckers bassist Matt Patton. Frank and Falls asked what working with Patton was like.

Hear the full interview and more insights at rootsmusicrambler.com, on the Roots Music Rambler YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts.

#rootsmusic #americanamusic #countrymusic #americana #music #singersongwriter #sarajeanstevens #rootsmusicrambler #musicinterviews

Sara Jean Stevens talks about her existing EP “Working Mother” (Highlights)

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On this week’s episode of Roots Music Rambler, Francesca Folinazzo and Jason Falls chat with Americana singer-songwriter Sara Jean Stevens. Her existing EP, Working Mother, actually shares the name with Sara Jean’s former band. She tells the Ramblers more about the project in this segment.

Hear the full interview on Roots Music Rambler at rootsmusicrambler.com, on the Roots Music Rambler YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts.

Get the full episodes here: https://bit.ly/RMRFullEpisodesYT
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Discover the real roots of music, from Americana, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Soul, World and beyond.

Welcome to Roots Music Rambler!

Hosted by Francesca Folinazzo & Jason Falls. Roots Music Rambler, a podcast exploration of the where as much as the who or what. We’ll interview emerging and established artists, fans and others in Americana, Outlaw Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Roots, Soul, World and beyond. But we will always get to the stories of where they’re from and how that impacted the music we know and love.

It’s more than just their influences. It’s their families. Communities. Cultures. This show is a fun combination of music, travel, history and more. We dig into the stories from artists, musicians, songwriters, producers, fans and beyond, that don’t just expose their musical influences, but their life influences.

Music follows the path of human movement. We trace the steps to bring better understanding to what we hear today and why we love it.

Where music, travel, history and culture intersect

Join us for the exploration of the real roots of music on Roots Music Rambler. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Be sure to subscribe on YouTube or wherever you get podcasts!

Website: https://rootsmusicrambler.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rootsmusicrambler
Spotify: https://jasonfalls.co/rootsspotify
Apple Podcasts: https://jasonfalls.co/rootsapple

Follow us on socials!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rootsmusicrambler/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RootsMusicRambler
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RootsMusicRmblr
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rootsmusicrambleon

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Sara Jean Stevens shares how her band was able to interpret her requests to make good performances!

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On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler, singer-songwriter Sara Jean Stevens shares insights about her various artistic endeavors. She’s a make-up and hair stylist, a painter, a muralist and, of course, a singer and songwriter. She gave a tip of the hat to her band and sound folks for being able to interpret her finicky requests to make good sounding performances.

Hear the full interview by listening to the episode at rootsmusicrambler.com, on the Roots Music Rambler YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts.

#rootsmusic #americanamusic #countrymusic #americana #music #singersongwriter #sarajeanstevens #rootsmusicrambler #musicinterviews

Frank and Falls shares stories of her singing or performing in public (Highlights)

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A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday. Frank and Falls talk to singer-songwriter Sara Jean Stevens whose latest EP is due out in the coming weeks. She’s also a painter, muralist, make-up and hair stylist and more. Great conversation!

In this segment, Falls puts Frank to the test asking her to share stories of her singing or performing in public. He shares his own nascent band experience as well.

Can you guess which 1980s pop song Falls learned to play on the drums in his lone attempt at being in a rock and roll band?

Watch or listen to the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or here on YouTube.

Get the full episodes here: https://bit.ly/RMRFullEpisodesYT
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Discover the real roots of music, from Americana, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Soul, World and beyond.

Welcome to Roots Music Rambler!

Hosted by Francesca Folinazzo & Jason Falls. Roots Music Rambler, a podcast exploration of the where as much as the who or what. We’ll interview emerging and established artists, fans and others in Americana, Outlaw Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Roots, Soul, World and beyond. But we will always get to the stories of where they’re from and how that impacted the music we know and love.

It’s more than just their influences. It’s their families. Communities. Cultures. This show is a fun combination of music, travel, history and more. We dig into the stories from artists, musicians, songwriters, producers, fans and beyond, that don’t just expose their musical influences, but their life influences.

Music follows the path of human movement. We trace the steps to bring better understanding to what we hear today and why we love it.

Where music, travel, history and culture intersect

Join us for the exploration of the real roots of music on Roots Music Rambler. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Be sure to subscribe on YouTube or wherever you get podcasts!

Website: https://rootsmusicrambler.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rootsmusicrambler
Spotify: https://jasonfalls.co/rootsspotify
Apple Podcasts: https://jasonfalls.co/rootsapple

Follow us on socials!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rootsmusicrambler/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RootsMusicRambler
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RootsMusicRmblr
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rootsmusicrambleon

#sarajeanstevens #rootsmusic #rootsmusicrambler #americanamusic #countrymusic #americana #music #musicinterviews #podcasts #musicpodcasts