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.
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.
#dakotarayparker #singersongwriter #countrymusic #americanamusic
We interviewed @dakotarayparker this week on Roots Music Rambler. To say he had a challenging childhood would be an understatement. He took us through the Cliff’s Notes version of his journey in this clip.
Hear how he overcame all that to become a successful musician in the full episode available now on our YouTube channel (@rootsmusicrambler), at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts!
#dakotarayparker #countrymusic #singersongwriter
A new episode of Roots Music Rambler is out and this week we talk to singer-songwriter @dakotarayparker. He shared his learnings from pumping out two albums in 2025. He seems to be working on a new one for 2026 as singles have started to roll out.
Plus Frank and Falls talk about the experience of attending the @opry in person and share their Pickin’ the Grinnin’ recommendations for new music to listen to!
Get the full episode over on YouTube (@rootsmusicrambler), on our website at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
#dakotarayparker #countrymusic #tipsforartists #americanamusic
(Link: roostmusic.link/dakotarayparker)
Singer-songwriter @dakotarayparker is our guest on a BRAND NEW EPISODE of Roots Music Rambler this week. We talked to him about a tumultuous childhood that included parents fighting, foster homes and more chaos. Dakota told us his mom’s gift of a guitar gave him something to distract himself from that world which led to him becoming a musician.
Get the full episode on YouTube (@rootsmusicrambler), rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get podcasts!
Oh, and the episode bonus is a fun Falls rant about concert talkers at the @opry.
https://rootsmusic.link/dakotarayparker
EPISODE DROP! A new Roots Music Rambler dropped this morning on YouTube and wherever you get podcasts. This week, we learn the rough-and-tumble journey of singer-songwriter @dakotarayparker. His full-time transition into music happened after a change of ownership at a job he loved … and then didn’t.
Plus hear Frank and Falls’s Pickin’ The Grinnin’ recommendations for the week which include @johncalvinabney and @thewildmans.
Head to YouTube (@rootsmusicrambler), rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get podcasts!
https://rootsmusic.link/dakotarayparker
