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.

The Sibling Rivalry behind Margo Cilker’s “Brother, Taxman, Preacher”

Brace yourselves! The one and only Margo Cilker is the big guest on our holiday episode of Roots Music Rambler! The talented singer-songwriter joined Frank and Falls to talk about her amazing run of success through her first two albums, the inspiration for her music and much more.

Frank dove right in, asking Margo about her song, “Brother, Taxman, Preacher” which is vaguely the result of sibling rivalry.

Also on this episode, Falls shares his thoughts on Dwight Yoakam’s new album and his favorite TikTok/Instagram channel for music lovers (Rock-A-Buy Records) .

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How Stevie Wonder and Tom Jones inspired the Bibelhauser Brothers to cut a song

The Bibelhauser Brothers are this week’s guests on Roots Music Rambler. They tell stories about their backgrounds, music and more.

Adam Bibelhauser told a great story about the song Place in the Sun off their last album and how it was inspired by Stevie Wonder and Tom Jones.

Frank and Falls also argue about the Grammy nominations and more.

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How the Bibelhauser Brothers came to be interested in, then prolific bluegrass musicians

The latest episode of Roots Music Rambler is live and this week’s guests are The Bibelhauser Brothers. Twin brothers Aaron and Adam didn’t grow up listening to bluegrass, per say, but had a musical family and lots of influences that pushed them there.

In this segment, Aaron and Adam talk about their background in music and how the region had something to do with it.

Frank and Falls also share Stephen Wilson Jr.’s recent amazing cover of Ben E. King’s Stand By Me and talk about the 2025 Grammy nominations. And they offer up new Pickin’ the Grinnin’ artists for you to check out.

Hear the full episode here on YouTube, at RootsMusicRambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Aaron Bibelhauser talks about inheriting Sunday Bluegrass from Burke Bryant on WFPK in Louisville

The Bibelhauser Brothers join Roots Music Rambler this week to talk about their latest singles and albums. Aaron Bibelhauser also hosts Bluegrass Evolution on WFPK-FM in Louisville, Ky. He talks about inheriting the show from legendary bluegrass journalist Burke Bryant.

Plus Frank and Falls talk about 2025 Grammy snubs and more. Download the latest episode wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen and download at rootsmusicrambler.com.

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