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 Ghost of Paul Revere announced its breakup in April of 2022 and fans of the Maine-based folk trio were heartbroken. The band said it had become more difficult to make records and tour while maintaining their friendship and the latter was more important. But 2024 brought about two rays of sunshine in the world…
The latest episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday. This week, we’re joined by Griffin William Sherry, formerly of Ghost of Paul Revere, who talks about his new album, the reissue of GOPR’s “Believe” and much more.
In this clip, Griffin tries to explain the deal with Mainers who constantly talk about Maine. (He and his former bandmates are ones.)
The episode drops Friday morning. Download it and subscribe at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Griffin William Sherry, former frontman for The Ghost of Paul Revere, joined Roots Music Rambler to talk about his new solo work, the Ghost of Paul Revere’s 10th Anniversary reissue of “Believe” and a lot more.
In this segment, he, Frank and Falls talk about the Maine thing. From why Mainers are so outwardly proud of where they’re from, the history of music in and around Maine and even where he recommends people visit when traveling there.
Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts. (Or just click through to the main episode here on the YouTube channel).
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A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday. Former Ghost of Paul Revere frontman Griffin William Sherry joins us to talk about his new album. He explained the difference in Ghost’s music and his new efforts in this clip.
Download the episode and subscribe at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Singer-songwriter Brandon Good is the latest guest on Roots Music Rambler. The Chicago-based musician came on to share about his music, including a new LP coming later this year, the emotional background behind his first EP, and much more.
In this segment, Brandon talks about the influence and impact on music from his childhood, growing up in the church and beyond.
Also on the episode, Frank and Falls discuss their recent live music experiences, share their Pickin’ the Grinnin’ choices for the week and more.
Download the full episode at RootsMusicRambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
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