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.

Hear the fun conversation with Ben Weiss from Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, this Friday! #benweiss

New Episode alert! Roots Music Rambler drops Friday as Frank and Falls chat with Ben Weiss from Pixie and the Partygrass Boys. Despite publicity materials, Ben claims the band’s reference as the “Fleetwood Mac” of bluegrass doesn’t mean Pixie is torturing an ex making them play her music. Hear the fun conversation for yourself!

The episode drops Friday at rootsmusicrambler.com, the Roots Music Rambler channel on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

#rootsmusic #americanamusic #countrymusic #americana #music #livemusic #songwriting #rootsmusicrambler #bluegrassmusic #pixieandthepartygrassboys

Ben Weiss explains the reason behind the Pixie & the Party Grassboys’ silly vibe! #benweiss

On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler, Ben Weiss from Pixie and the Partygrass Boys sits in with Frank and Falls to talk about the band’s bluegrass cover album and more. Falls says he gets the vibe that the band is silly. Ben agrees and explained why.

Hear the silliness for yourself by listening to the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com/pixiepartygrass, on the Roots Music Rambler YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts.

#rootsmusic #americanamusic #countrymusic #americana #music #livemusic #songwriting #rootsmusicrambler #bluegrassmusic #pixieandthepartygrassboys

Ben Weiss digs into the band’s silly vibe and tendency to do covers (Highlights)

On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler Francesca Folinazzo and Jason Falls chat with Ben Weiss of Pixie and the Partygrass Boys about their latest album, The Chicken Coop, Vol. 1, which is an anthology of rock and pop cover songs done bluegrass style. Falls goes down the list and asks about the selection of songs.

Hear the full interview and some cuts from the album on Roots Music Rambler at rootsmusicrambler.com/pixiepartygrass, on the Roots Music Rambler YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts.

Get the full episodes here: https://bit.ly/RMRFullEpisodesYT
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Discover the real roots of music, from Americana, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Soul, World and beyond.

Welcome to Roots Music Rambler!

Hosted by Francesca Folinazzo & Jason Falls. Roots Music Rambler, a podcast exploration of the where as much as the who or what. We’ll interview emerging and established artists, fans and others in Americana, Outlaw Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Roots, Soul, World and beyond. But we will always get to the stories of where they’re from and how that impacted the music we know and love.

It’s more than just their influences. It’s their families. Communities. Cultures. This show is a fun combination of music, travel, history and more. We dig into the stories from artists, musicians, songwriters, producers, fans and beyond, that don’t just expose their musical influences, but their life influences.

Music follows the path of human movement. We trace the steps to bring better understanding to what we hear today and why we love it.

Where music, travel, history and culture intersect

Join us for the exploration of the real roots of music on Roots Music Rambler. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Be sure to subscribe on YouTube or wherever you get podcasts!

Website: https://rootsmusicrambler.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rootsmusicrambler
Spotify: https://jasonfalls.co/rootsspotify
Apple Podcasts: https://jasonfalls.co/rootsapple

Follow us on socials!

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Ben Weiss talks about the band’s tendency to do covers of pop songs, bluegrass style! #benweiss

On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler with Francesca Folinazzo and Jason Falls, Ben Weiss of Pixie and the Partygrass Boys talks about the band’s tendency to do covers of pop songs, bluegrass style, including Katie Perry’s Dark Horse. Their latest album is all pop covers and, frankly, awesome.

Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com/pixiepartygrass, on the Roots Music Rambler YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts.

#rootsmusic #americanamusic #countrymusic #americana #music #livemusic #songwriting #rootsmusicrambler #bluegrassmusic #pixieandthepartygrassboys

“The spirit of jazz and bluegrass is improvisation” Ben explains how the two genres (Highlights)

Ben Weiss of Pixie and the Partygrass Boys is the latest guest on Roots Music Rambler. Jason Falls asks him how a group of jazz musicians became a bluegrass band and how the genres are both similar and different. He said, “The spirit of jazz and bluegrass is improvisation,” and explains how the two genres meet quite profoundly.

He also explained the bluegrass scene in the band’s native Utah, which has been jump-started by Kentuckian Amanda Grapes, the band’s fiddle player.

Hear the full interview on Roots Music Rambler at rootsmusicrambler.com, on the Roots Music Rambler YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts.

Get the full episodes here: https://bit.ly/RMRFullEpisodesYT
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Discover the real roots of music, from Americana, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Soul, World and beyond.

Welcome to Roots Music Rambler!

Hosted by Francesca Folinazzo & Jason Falls. Roots Music Rambler, a podcast exploration of the where as much as the who or what. We’ll interview emerging and established artists, fans and others in Americana, Outlaw Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Roots, Soul, World and beyond. But we will always get to the stories of where they’re from and how that impacted the music we know and love.

It’s more than just their influences. It’s their families. Communities. Cultures. This show is a fun combination of music, travel, history and more. We dig into the stories from artists, musicians, songwriters, producers, fans and beyond, that don’t just expose their musical influences, but their life influences.

Music follows the path of human movement. We trace the steps to bring better understanding to what we hear today and why we love it.

Where music, travel, history and culture intersect

Join us for the exploration of the real roots of music on Roots Music Rambler. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Be sure to subscribe on YouTube or wherever you get podcasts!

Website: https://rootsmusicrambler.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rootsmusicrambler
Spotify: https://jasonfalls.co/rootsspotify
Apple Podcasts: https://jasonfalls.co/rootsapple

Follow us on socials!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rootsmusicrambler/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RootsMusicRambler
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RootsMusicRmblr
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rootsmusicrambleon

#pixieandthepartygrassboys #rootsmusicrambler #podcasts #livemusic #songwriting #rootsmusicrambler #bluegrassmusic #rootsmusic #americanamusic #countrymusic #americana #music #livemusic #jazz #jazzmusic