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.
We love the voice Maggie Noëlle belts out as lead singer of Magnolia Boulevard. It’s long been compared to that of Susan Tedeschi or Bonnie Raitt. But on the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler, Maggie said she isn’t thrilled with the comparisons to Janis Joplin.
Hear more in the full interview at rootsmusic.link/maggienoelle or wherever you get your podcasts!
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In 2018, a group of southern rock, soul and funk loving musicians from Lexington, Ky., got together to form a new band called Magnolia Boulevard. They quickly gelled and his momentum before the pandemic interrupted what seemed to be a sure rise to prominence in the emerging Americana blend of genres popular in today’s clubs…
We’re one day away from a new episode of Roots Music Rambler! The amazing Maggie Noëlle from Magnolia Boulevard is our guest this week.
Maggie hails from Clintwood, Va., which is on the Eastern side of the Appalachian Mountains (and home of Ralph Stanley). We asked her if there’s something different about that side versus the Kentucky side of the mountains that informs her music.
Hear the full interview Friday at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!
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A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday. We are lucky enough to have the incomparable Maggie Noëlle from Magnolia Boulevard with us this week.
Both Frank and Falls have seen Magnolia Boulevard live recently and Frank immediately jumped in to ask how Maggie is able to balance rock star status versus being a mom. Her intention and work for her daughter is rooted in an expected focus of badassery, too.
Hear the full interview Friday at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!
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On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler, @manchestermusicfest organizers Jess Bowman and Tim Parks share the controversy that challenged them in the first couple of years of the event’s existence. They joined RMR this week to talk about the challenges and perks of organizing a music festival.
Manchester Music Fest is coming up Labor Day Weekend in Manchester, Ky., and features acts like Brent Cobb, Nicholas Jamerson and The Morning Jays, Taylor Hunnicut, The Creekers, Bill Taylor & The Appalachian Heathens and many more. It is astonishingly free to attend.
Hear more on the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
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