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.
A new episode of Roots Music Rambler comes your way Friday. Frank and Falls dig into the music of Jesse Lynn Madera whose new album was produced by Americana music notable Dan Navarro.
But our hosts also discuss and debate an idea posed to Falls recently – Do women in Americana music have to have something more than great talent to stand out? Do they need a “gimmick” as it were? Inthis
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John Horton from Son Volt and The Bottle Rockets recently appeared on Roots Music Rambler to talk about the genesis of the Alt Country world and his role on two of its seminal bands. In this segment, he walks down memory lane and talks the music scene in St. Louis that produced bands like Uncle Tupleo, Wilco, Son Volt and The Bottle Rockets.
The episode also features Francesca Folinazzo’s recap of her recent Mecca-like journey to Belleville, Illinois, the home of the birth of Uncle Tupelo. And she and Jason Falls will share their regular Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations for new music.
It’s an Alt Country-centric episode! Dial it up, gang!
#altcountry #rootsmusic #countrymusic #bottlerockets #sonvolt #johnhorton #americanamusic #musicpodcast #musicinterviews #guitarists
John Horton from Son Volt and The Bottle Rockets recently appeared on Roots Music Rambler to talk about the genesis of the Alt Country world and his role on two of its seminal bands. In this segment, he shares what he learned from each musically.
The episode also features Francesca Folinazzo’s recap of her recent Mecca-like journey to Belleville, Illinois, the home of the birth of Uncle Tupelo. And she and Jason Falls will share their regular Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations for new music.
It’s an Alt Country-centric episode! Dial it up, gang!
#altcountry #rootsmusic #countrymusic #bottlerockets #sonvolt #johnhorton #americanamusic #musicpodcast #musicinterviews #guitarists
On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler, Frank and Falls talk about the recent controversy around Jason Isbell’s When We Were Close which struck an emotional public outcry from Justin Townes Earle’s widow. Hear what they had to say when you download or stream the episode available now wherever you get your podcasts.
The guest this week is even more interesting as RMR welcomes Son Volt guitarist John Horton (formerly of The Bottle Rockets) to talk about St. Louis and the Mesopotamia formative days of the Alt Country movement.
The episode also features Francesca Folinazzo’s recap of her recent Mecca-like journey to Belleville, Illinois, the home of the birth of Uncle Tupelo. And she and Jason Falls will share their regular Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations for new music.
It’s an Alt Country-centric episode! Dial it up, gang!
#altcountry #rootsmusic #countrymusic #bottlerockets #sonvolt #johnhorton #americanamusic #musicpodcast #musicinterviews #guitarists
John Horton from Son Volt and The Bottle Rockets recently appeared on Roots Music Rambler to talk about the genesis of the Alt Country world and his role on two of its seminal band. In this segment, Francesca Folinazzo and Jason Falls dig into Horton’s history with the inklings of the genre’s creation during Uncle Tupelo’s days. He also talks about the St. Louis area and the impact of the musicians on the area’s repuation.
The episode also features Francesca Folinazzo’s recap of her recent Mecca-like journey to Belleville, Illinois, the home of the birth of Uncle Tupelo. And she and Jason Falls will share their regular Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations for new music.
It’s an Alt Country-centric episode! Dial it up, gang!
#altcountry #rootsmusic #countrymusic #bottlerockets #sonvolt #johnhorton #americanamusic #musicpodcast #musicinterviews #guitarists
