Welcome to Episode 17 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo (Frank) and Jason Falls (Falls) as we explore the real roots of the music we love.This week, folk music legend Si Kahn joins the program to celebrate his 80th bi

Singer-Songwriter Renee Maskin Turns Out Another Strong Album with Shimmer

28 days ago 55m 36s

Welcome to Episode 17 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo (Frank) and Jason Falls (Falls) as we explore the real roots of the music we love.This week, New Jersey-based singer songwriter Renee Maskin joins the show to ta

Brit Taylor Flips Kentucky Blue to a Chart-Climbing Bluegrass Album

Mar 29th, 2024 46m 14s

Welcome to Episode 16 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo (Frank) and Jason Falls (Falls) as we explore the real roots of the music we love.This week, Falls caught up with rising star Brit Taylor before a recent perform

S.G. Goodman Talks About Her Rise to Prominence in Americana Music

Mar 8th, 2024 1h 12m

Welcome to Episode 14 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo (Frank) and Jason Falls (Falls) as we explore the real roots of the music we love.This week, the Patron Saint of the Dollar Store herself blesses us with her pre

Louisville-based Digby back with first album in 17 years (Exclusive clips!)

Feb 23rd, 2024 1h 13m

Welcome to Episode 13 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo (Frank) and Jason Falls (Falls) as we explore the real roots of the music we love.On this episode, Falls sits down with three members of the Louisville-based Dig

The Question We All Want Answered: Does Wilco Suck?

Feb 9th, 2024 1h 32m

Welcome to Episode 12 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo (Frank) and Jason Falls (Falls) as we explore the real roots of the music we love.On this episode, we finally explore the topic that has been nagging at Falls (a

Sara Jean Stevens Hits Her Stride With Working Mother, New EP Coming

Jan 26th, 2024 1h 16m

Welcome to Episode 11 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls “Frank,” and Jason Falls, who goes by “Falls” most of the time, as we explore the real roots of the music we love.On this episode, we’re joined

From Rock Bottom to Rockabilly Success, Ashley Best is At His Best Now

Jan 12th, 2024 1h 27m

Welcome to Episode 10 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls “Frank,” and Jason Falls, who goes by “Falls” most of the time, as we explore the real roots of the music we love.Ashley Best has one of the sto

Discovering the Roots of Arabic Music with Oud Virtuoso Mohammed Dohai

Dec 29th, 2023 1h 9m

Welcome to Episode 9 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls “Frank,” and Jason Falls, who goes by “Falls” most of the time, as we explore the real roots of the music we love.This is a special episode we’ve

John Haywood Talks Old Time Banjo, Heavy Metal and Tattoos

Dec 15th, 2023 1h 38m

It’s time for Episode 8 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls “Frank,” and Jason Falls, who goes by “Falls” most of the time, as we explore the real roots of the music we love.On this episode we dig into

Pixie & The Partygrass Boys May Have the Greatest Bluegrass-Covers-of-Rock-Songs Album Ever

Dec 1st, 2023 1h 30m

It’s time for Episode 7 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls “Frank,” and Jason Falls, who goes by “Falls” most of the time, as we explore the real roots of the music we love.On this episode, Ben Weiss o

Nathan Graham hits his rise to prominence with debut album Saint of Second Chances

Nov 17th, 2023 1h 13m

Welcome to Episode 6 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls “Frank,” and Jason Falls, who goes by “Falls” most of the time, as we explore the real roots of the music we love.On this episode, singer-songwri

Ella Salter & The Sunday Sinners talk obstacles as they ready for a new album

Nov 3rd, 2023 1h 14m

Welcome to Episode 5 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls “Frank,” and Jason Falls, who goes by “Falls” most of the time, as we explore the real roots of the music we love.On this episode, Frank & Falls

Exploring the Roots of Drive By Truckers Instrumentalist Jay Gonzalez, A New Album and New Music

Oct 20th, 2023 59m 4s

Welcome to Episode 4 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls “Frank,” and Jason Falls, who goes by “Falls” most of the time, as we explore the real roots of the music we love.On this episode, Francesca catc

Travel Pop musician Mike Mentz discusses drawing inspiration from his travels, his aggressive 21 roads project and a cappella groups on Roots Music Rambler

Oct 6th, 2023 1h 20m

Welcome to episode 3 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls “Frank,” and Jason Falls, who goes by “Falls” most of the time, as we explore the real roots of the music we love.On this episode, we talk about

The Queen of Queer Country talks LGBTQ artists in Country Music, growing up on the accordion and The Secret Emchy Society

Sep 22nd, 2023 1h 56m

Welcome to the second episode off Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls "Frank," and Jason Falls, who goes by "Falls" most of the time, as we explore the real roots of the music we love.On this episode, we t

PREMIER: Talkin' Oliver Anthony Conspiracy Theories, Tobacco Farming, Napster & More With Country Artist JD Shelburne

Sep 8th, 2023 1h 16m

Welcome to Episode 1 of Roots Music Rambler! What was once an off-shoot of a travel blog is now destined to become your favorite music podcast. Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo, who Jason calls "Frank," and Jason Falls, who goes by "Falls" m

Trailer

TRAILER: Welcome to Roots Music Rambler

Aug 30th, 2023 1m 53s

Where there are people, there is music. In our celebration of melodies and lyrics, harmonies and riffs, we typically focus on the songs or the people who wrote them. We often overlook the where.Welcome to Roots Music Rambler!Join Francesca Fo