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.
EPISODE DROP!!! A new Roots Music Rambler is live on YouTube, at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get podcasts! This week we chat with singer-songwriter @taylorlansdalemusic who has been compared to Jason Isbell and Ryan Adams by fellow artist Brett Noland.
His latest single Daffodils and Sleeping Pills caught Falls’s ear so he asked about the background of the song in this clip from the episode.
Frank and Falls also talk about Ryan Adams’s latest woes and share their Pickin’ the Grinnin’ picks of the week.
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On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler, singer-songwriter Taylor Lansdale opens up about his journey from the courtroom to the creative world of songwriting. Once a public defender in Montgomery County, Kentucky, Taylor found himself emotionally exhausted by the weight of his work. Turning to music, he discovered songwriting as a powerful form of…
A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops tomorrow. This week, we talk to Kentucky singer-songwriter @taylorlansdalemusic about everything from public defenders to fatherhood to his hometown of Mount Sterling.
He extolled its virtues a bit in this clip.
The episode drops Friday morning on YouTube, RootsMusicRambler.com and wherever you get podcasts, so make a note and go download it for your weekend listening or viewing pleasure!
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Another NEW EPISODE of Roots Music Rambler drops this Friday! We’re talking to Kentucky-based singer-songwriter @taylorlansdalemusic who fellow artist Brett Noland called “an Appalachian love child of Jason Isbell and Ryan Adams.”
We asked Taylor what he thought of such high praise while chatting with him about his new album, songwriting, who he’s listening to these days and a lot more.
Set a reminder to head to rootsmusicrambler.com, jump over to our YouTube page or hit those podcast places on Friday to hear the full episode.
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Ramona and the Holy Smokes new eponymous new album shot up to No. 3 on the Alt-Country charts right out of the gate. It’s on several other charts, too. Ramona Martinez joined us on Roots Music Rambler to talk about the album, the success and a lot more.
She took a moment to recognize that the members of her band seem destined to be with her on this journey.
Hear the full interview, see Falls’s old stomping grounds and get his and Frank’s Pickin’ the Grinnin’ reccos for the week. Find the show on YouTube, at rootsmusicrambler.com or download wherever you find podcasts.
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