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 fantastic Los Gallos is our latest guest on Roots Music Rambler. Ric Salazar and Henry Fajardo from the Chicago-based band join us to talk about their sound, their Mexican influences through their family heritage and a lot more.
Ric said he was even raised on Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash and the great Freddy Fender, which inspired a lot of what Los Gallos writes and plays today.
Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com, watch the show now on YouTube, or download it where ever you get podcasts.
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The latest episode of Roots Music Rambler is live! We visit with Chicago-based Los Gallos this week. Ric Salazar and Henry Fajardo talked to us about their Mexican heritage, traditional instrumentation and a lot more.
But they also explained why they’re not just influenced by Mexican traditional music. Both grew up in the U.S. and with the same popular music many of us did.
Hear the full interview plus Frank and Falls’s Pickin’ the Grinnin’ picks for new music to listen to at rootsmusicrambler.com, on YouTube, or wherever your get your podcasts.
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Chicago-based Los Gallos is a perfect example of the blending of culture in Americana music. Their Mexican and Puerto Rican family backgrounds manifested in first-generation American players who grew up on country and rock radio in the U.S. has resulted in perhaps one of the most interesting bands we’ve heard in a while. Their music…
Tomorrow is the day! Roots Music Rambler drops our new episode Friday morning with our guests this week — Los Gallos. Ric and Henry from the Chicago-based, Mexican-influenced band joined us to talk about their music, influences, instrumentation and more.
Ric admitted right out of the gate their duality of sound (traditional Mexican-sounding songs mixed with Americana singer-songwriter-type offerings) is quite intentional and the by-product of their collective backgrounds.
Hear the full episode, which includes Frank and Falls sharing news about the show and their weekly Pickin’ the Grinnin’ music recommendations, at rootsmusicrambler.com, now on YouTube as a full video show, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday and we have a spicy episode for you this week! We welcome Ric and Henry from Los Gallos. The largely Mexican-American roster of the band plays an interesting combination of traditional sounding Mexican music, but also country, rock, blues and more that reminds people of Americana singer-songwriters.
We talked about the band’s music, influences, the mashup of cultures (which includes more than just two) and much more. Plus, Frank and Falls share some new news about the podcast and more.
Dial it up Friday morning at rootsmusicrambler.com, now on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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