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.

Why Atlanta-based Americana band Del Roscoe is so unique creatively

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler is live today! This week, we talk with the eccentric gothic indie Americana band @delroscoe. Its new self-titled album is out, chock full of haunting commentary on the state of the world, and full of equally has eclectic and unique visuals for the cover, music videos and more.

Robert Lee explained a bit of the creative perspective of the band which may explain the eccentricities compared to others.

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Why Del Roscoe insists on being knee-deep in all aspects of the band’s creative process

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday! This week, we’re talking to Robert Lee and Matt McKinney from @delroscoe whose new self-titled album is out now.

The band not only produced the album themselves, but with a roster full of graphic and visual artists, they’ve produced a music video and other assets that promote the band. That included each member making their own paper mache masks, props and instruments for the music video.

McKinney told us a little about why.

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Whose music does singer-songwriter Taylor Lansdale listen to?

On the latest Roots Music Rambler, @taylorlansdalemusic talks about his songwriting, fatherhood, hometown and a lot more. But we definitely asked him the big question: Who are you listening to now that we might like to hear?

Find out more about Lansdale, hear Frank and Falls chat about Ryan Adams’s latest news, and get this week’s Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations at rootsmusicrambler.com, on YouTube, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

#americanamusic #singersongwriter #taylorlansdale #kentuckyartist

The Moment Taylor Lansdale connected more strongly with a Drive-By Truckers song

On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler, @taylorlansdalemusic opens up about fatherhood, including the moment his son was born which helped him connect even more to a @drivebytruckers song.

Hear more about Lansdale’s writing, new album, hometown and more by downloading or streaming the episode on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get podcasts! (You can also go to rootsmusicrambler.com !)

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