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What Makes Corduroy Brown’s music inherently “Appalachian?”

On this week’s episode of Roots Music Rambler, @corduroybrownwv tells us all kinds of stories behind his “feel-good Appalachian rock” music. We were curious, though, for people outside the region, what exactly makes his music “Appalachian?”

Frank and Falls also talk Tyler Childers pop-ups and have recommendations of new music for you in the Pickin’ the Grinnin’ segment.

Hear the full episode NOW at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Corduroy Brown retells the story of his actual-death experience

This week’s episode of Roots Music Rambler is live. In it, Huntington, West Virginia feel-good rocker @corduroybrownwv relives the story of how he flat-lined en route to medical care during COVD. The actual (not near) death experience changed him for the good.

We talked about that story, how it inspired his first album and his various experiences discovering and practicing music — singing, playing and songwriting.

Frank and Falls also talk Tyler Childers pop-ups and have recommendations of new music for you in the Pickin’ the Grinnin’ segment.

Hear the full episode NOW at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Corduroy Brown talks about his “I’ve got your back” first album

Are you ready for the @corduroybrownwv episode of Roots Music Rambler? It drops Tomorrow!

We got into his actual death experience during COVID, which led to his first full album, “Let Me Know.” He said the title and the make up of the album were tributes to all the people who had his back through the years.

Frank and Falls also talk Tyler Childers pop-ups and have recommendations of new music for you in the Pickin’ the Grinnin’ segment.

Hear the full episode Friday morning at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Corduroy Brown says songwriting is always a work-in-progress

A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday! This week we have the pleasure of chatting with the resurrected @corduroybrownwv ! (And we do mean literally. He came back from flatlining during COVID!)

He tells us that story, how he found music, plus we get his reaction to the duality of the South theme as it relates to his home state of West Virginia. We also dug into his songwriting, which he says is always a work in progress.

Frank and Falls also talk Tyler Childers pop-ups and have recommendations of new music for you in the Pickin’ the Grinnin’ segment.

Hear the full episode Friday morning at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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FULL EPISODE – Resurrected Corduroy Brown rising with feel-good Appalachian rock

Corduroy Brown⁠ was so ill with COVID during the pandemic, he was airlifted from Huntington, W.Va., to more advanced medical facilities in Morgantown. During the helicopter ride, he died. 

Fortunately, quick work from the EMTs revived him. He survived and experienced something most people don’t: A glimpse of what’s on the other side. It changed his outlook on life and his music, which has taken off since.

Brown released a gripping and powerful solo album called ⁠Let Me Know⁠ in 2021 after he fully recovered. It has propelled him from small gigs to opening for headline acts like Everclear and Hoobastank, as well as some headline and featured spots at some nice music festivals throughout the region.

Brown joined us on Roots Music Rambler to talk about his path to music, his actual death experience, how that changed his music and what’s next. (Hint: New album news nested in this episodes!) Needless to say, we all left the conversation excited about Corduroy Brown, what’s to come, and life in general.

Frank also grilled Falls on his lucky selection to Tyler Childers’ secret pop-up concert at Dinosaur World in July, and both share their pics for new music recommendations in the Pickin’ the Grinnin’ segment. 

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