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Roots Music Rambler follows the stories, songs, rooms, roads, and people behind the music. Listen, watch, and travel through a growing episode library built for fans who want the deeper thread.
Settle into interviews, Backstage clips, road stories, and the songs that keep pointing us back to where American roots music begins.
Randon Neeley talks Hungry Dogs, the night Tyler Childers walked into his album release party, and the invitation to open at Nashville’s…
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A good song can start just about anywhere. For Aaron Kelly, that includes a trip to Goodwill, a dog sniffing his pants…
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Jack Browning doesn’t think country music needs a particular zip code. The British singer-songwriter grew up on his dad’s records, climbed the…
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Falls first heard David LaMotte in a Birmingham bookstore café more than 20 years ago. He was working in college sports public…
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In a Bonus Episode of Roots Music Rambler, North Springs Music Festival organizer Dustin Kennedy joins the show to talk about the…
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Ask Jason Eady to put a label on his music and he’ll take you to the back porch. If it works without…
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If you’ve heard much thunder around the bluegrass space of late, it’s likely due to the growing presence of Thunder & Rain.…
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Welcome to another in our Backstage episode of Roots Music Rambler. These are short interviews Frank and Falls are able to grab…
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Pardon the interruption on the podcast feed with a special announcement, but we think you’re going to love this! To start the…
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From Kentucky stages and the Chicago honky-tonk scene to the artists carrying old sounds forward, Roots Music Rambler follows the thread wherever it leads.
Full conversations with artists, writers, players, and people close to the music.
Shorter moments for quick discoveries between Friday episode drops.
Places, scenes, and side trails that give roots music its lived-in context.
