On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler, we find out the truth behind @dakotarayparker’s musical aspirations. He didn’t always want to be a country singer?!
Hear more about his journey through a tough childhood to writing songs to leaving his job for the full-time music plunge and more. The latest episode is available now on YouTube (@rootsmusicrambler), at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
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.
