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.
A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday and the amazing singer-songwriter Ben Chapman joins us to talk songwriting, the Nashville scene, marriage, new music and more! In fact, Ben drops some news about music and family in the episode.
We asked him a lot of things including how he describes his music, which is famously a unique blend of a lot of styles.
Frank and Falls also have their Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations of the week and more. Download the episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Mark Geary joined Roots Music Rambler this week to talk songwriting, his latest music, his journey to America in the 1990s and more. We asked him if he, like some we’ve spoken to, find it difficult to write while traveling so much. He had some interesting things to say about when and where you can write songs.
Hear more from Geary, as well as some of his latest music on the full episode, available at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get podcasts.
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Singer-songwriter Mark Geary bought a one-way ticket to America in the 1990s, landed in New York, and started bartending that night. It was the first of many steps on the path to becoming a successful artist, performing alongside the likes of Jeff Buckley.
We talked to Geary on Roots Music Rambler this week about his journey, his songs, the craft of songwriting and so much more. Hear more from Geary, as well as some of his latest music on the full episode, available at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get podcasts.
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On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler, Irish singer-songwriter Mark Geary talks a lot about the craft of songwriting and the art of being creative. In this clip, he shares his background growing up was not one of privilege or even access to such things.
Hear more insights and ideas from Geary, as well as some of his latest music on the full episode, available at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get podcasts.
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Irish singer-songwriter Mark Geary joined Roots Music Rambler this week to talk about his latest album, songwriting and so much more. He gave a way a bit of his secrets in this clip, explaining the “knife” of Irish music is happy melody with dark, melancholy lyrics.
Hear more insights from the sonaBlast Records artist at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
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