Frank & Falls

Bill Taylor and Appalachian Heathern Joe Cox on the hidden fun stories behind their #AGT performance

We’ve got @bill_taylor_music and the Appalachian Heatherns coming your way tomorrow on Roots Music Rambler! Bill and Joe Cox from the Heatherns sat in with us to talk about their explosion in exposure after June’s appearance on @agt, new music in the works and more.

Cox told us there’s so many cool facets to the story he forgets some of them when friends, fans and family ask him about it.

Hear their full journey story and what’s coming in the next few months when the episode drops tomorrow at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Bill Taylor tells the story of being picked for America’s Got Talent

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday and we have a doozie this week! Hot of their America’s Got Talent appearance, Bill Taylor and the Appalachian Heatherns (or at least Bill and drummer Joe Cox) join us for a little holler holler!

We talked about the journey to AGT, what it was like exploding after the appearance went live, what their short- and long-term plans are to ride the wave and more.

In this clip, Bill explains how AGT happened from the first recruiter phone call.

Plus, Frank and Falls talk about Amanda Shires new single and share their Pickin’ the Grinnin’ pics of the week. Hear the full episode Friday at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Maggie Noelle says Magnolia Boulevard bandmate Ryan Allen has made her a better songwriter

This week on Roots Music Rambler, we dive deep with Maggie Noëlle from Magnolia Boulevard. She told us of the ups and downs the band has gone through in the last few years, including the death of one band member.

She says the partnership she has with co-founder Ryan Allen has not only kept the band together, but strengthened her as a musician and songwriter.

Hear the full download at rootsmusic.link/maggienoelle or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Magnolia Boulevard’s Maggie Noëlle on her background, Ralph Stanley and new music

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 and music festivals.

As the COVID-19 fears subsided and they returned to the stage, their original drummer and universally loved musician Todd Copeland, died suddenly. But co-founders Maggie Noëlle and Ryan Allen continued working on their songwriting and the budding partnership, mixed in with a little grit and determination, and Magnolia Boulevard is still building to something bigger in 2025.

The sound of the band is led by the sultry and powerful voice of Noëlle, who joined us on Roots Music Rambler this week to talk about her Southern Virginia roots (she hails from the hometown of Ralph Stanley), the continual climb of the band, its new lineup (which she calls the “dream team”), being a mother while living her musical dreams, and so much more.

This segment digs into Noëlle’s musical beginnings, being from the home of Ralph Stanley and more.

Listen to the full episode at https://rootsmusic.link/maggienoelle or wherever you get your podcasts.

Maggie Noelle of Magnolia Boulevard on her history with music

What a fun episode of Roots Music Rambler we have this week! The amazing voice and talent behind Magnolia Boulevard, that would be Maggie Noëlle, joins us. We got a hellofa download from her on the band’s evolution, new music, being a mom and more.

She told us how for someone who is a singer/songwriter/rhythm guitarists for a successful rock band, she sure doesn’t have the formal training for it.

Hear the full episode and our Pickin’ the Grinnin picks of the week at rootsmusic.link/maggienoelle or wherever you get your podcasts.

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