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Taylor Lansdale on the virtues of growing up in Mount Sterling, Kentucky

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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Is Taylor Lansdale the Appalachian love child of Jason Isbell and Ryan Adams?

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 Martinez talks about the universe-aligning band backing her: The Holy Smokes

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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Ramona of Ramona and the Holy Smokes says a radio hosting gig led her to write country songs

On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler, we talk to Ramona Martinez from @ramonaandtheholysmokes. She’s the daughter of world-traveling diplomatic parents and wasn’t specifically influenced by country music. But a radio gig led her listen and research country music so much, when she started writing music, it came out that way.

We talked about her new album, the diverse upbringing she had, more public radio and a lot more. Download the episode where ever you get podcasts, find it at rootsmusicrambler.com or look us up on YouTube where you can watch as well as listen!

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Ramona Martinez’s culturally diverse background bridges to her Latin heritage with The Holy Smokes

The latest episode of Roots Music Rambler is soooo good! We talk to Ramona Martinez from @ramonaandtheholysmokes. She grew up in several country around the world with diplomat parents. Her family is Latin-American, but she wasn’t necessarily raised in that culture.

She talked about the cultural mix of her childhood and the calling to bridge that with her Latin heritage in her country music band. We also dug deep into her songwriting, her background in radio and a lot more.

Well worth the listen. You can watch on YouTube, at RootsMusicRambler.com or download wherever you get podcasts.

(Except Spotify because they don’t allow for podcasts who pay music rights to have their episodes cleared. So far.)

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