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.

Tyler Grant’s new album “Flatpicker” isn’t just what he does. It’s who he is.

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday! Guest Tyler Grant tells us all about his obsession with guitar and becoming a national flatpicking championships.

His new album is appropriately title “Flatpicker.” It’s due out at the end of the month. But he says the name isn’t just a description of what he does. It’s who he is.

Grant took us through the stories behind several songs, his roots as a guitarist which spans several genres of music, and all the various activities he’s got going on, including being a river guide in Colorado.

Plus, Frank and Falls talk about AI-generated music, Falls’s encounter with his favorite artist and each share their pickin’ the grinnin’ picks of the week.

Download the full episode Friday at rootsmusicramblercom or wherever you get podcasts!

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How Flackpicker Tyler Grant discovered bluegrass music

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday! This week, our guest is flatpicker extraordinaire Tyler Grant. His new album, appropriately title “Flatpicker,” is due out at the end of the month.

He took us through the stories behind several songs, his roots as a guitarist which spans several genres of music, and all the various activities he’s got going on, including being a river guide in Colorado.

Plus, Frank and Falls talk about AI-generated music, Falls’s encounter with his favorite artist and each share their pickin’ the grinnin’ picks of the week.

Download the full episode Friday at rootsmusicramblercom or wherever you get podcasts!

#rootsmusic #bluegrassmusic #flatpicking #tylergrant #countrymusic #musicpodcast #musicinterview #aimusic

Should you buy Music Festival tickets ahead of time with blind faith?

On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler we talk music festivals with Nate Riggs (NeighborN8), host of The Music Festivals Podcast.

Because there are too many festivals and tickets sell out quickly, he says you almost have to just buy tickets ahead of time in blind faith that the lineup will be good. But Falls shares an example of that not working in 2025.

Riggs shares his favorites, some hidden gems, the finances of festivals and a lot more. Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler we talk music festivals with Nate Riggs (NeighborN8), host of The Music Festivals Podcast. He shares his favorites, some hidden gems, the finances of festivals and a lot more.

In this segment, we ask Nate about the finances and expensive nature of music festivals, his favorite shows, hidden gems and more.

We go through a lot of topics in the episode which you can hear here on YouTube, or at rootsmusicrambler.com. You can also subscribe and download wherever you get your podcasts.

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