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.
It’s not often Rolling Stone compares a singer-songwriter to John Prine. But they did just that when they heard “Steelhead Trout” by Margo Cilker. The Oregon-based artist’s first two albums have turned her into an emerging star in the Americana music scene.
She joined Roots Music Rambler recently to talk about her rise to fame, her songwriting, touring with the likes of Hayes Carll, Drive-By Truckers and American Aquarium and a lot more.
In this segment, Cilker digs into the places she lives and how that inspires her songwriting, particularly her second album and the song Steelhead Trout.
On the full episode, Falls also talks about his new favorite TikTok account (@rockabuyrecords) and its protagonist (Dean) who is Falls’s new hero. Falls also shares his first take on Dwight Yoakam’s new album Brighter Days.
Listen here on YouTube, at RootsMusicRambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
Margo Cilker is our guest on Roots Music Rambler this week. She told a bunch of stories from the road on her rise to fame over the last couple of years. One of which was about the mentorship of American Aquarium’s BJ Barham.
Cilker also talked about being ready for fame, her songwriting, her first two albums and the inspiration for many of her songs.
Also on this episode, Falls shares his thoughts on Dwight Yoakam’s new album and his favorite TikTok/Instagram channel for music lovers (rockabuyrecords) .
Download, listen and subscribe at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The fabulous Margo Cilker joins Frank and Falls on Roots Music Rambler this week. Her 2023 and 2024 saw a meteoric rise to stardom in the Americana space. She joined us to talk about her albums, her songwriting and much more.
In this clip, she shares a fun story from her tour with Hayes Carll. Hear more stories from the road with Margo on the full episode.
Also on this episode, Falls shares his thoughts on Dwight Yoakam’s new album and his favorite TikTok/Instagram channel for music lovers (rockabuyrecords) .
Download, listen and subscribe at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
#margocilker #rootsmusic #americanamusic #countrymusic #singersongwriter #musicinterview #musicpodcast #folkmusic
It’s Margo Cilker week on Roots Music Rambler. She joined the show to talk about her meteoric rise to stardom in the last few years, her songwriting and more.
In the last two years, she’s gone from a debut album to touring with Hayes Carll and Drive-By Truckers, award nominations and high praise from Rolling Stone and others. Was she ready for it all?
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) .
Download, listen and subscribe at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
#margocilker #rootsmusic #americanamusic #countrymusic #singersongwriter #musicinterview #musicpodcast #folkmusic
It’s not often Rolling Stone compares a singer-songwriter to John Prine. But they did just that when they heard “Steelhead Trout” by Margo Cilker. The Oregon-based artist’s first two albums have turned her into an emerging star in the Americana music scene.
She joined Roots Music Rambler recently to talk about her rise to fame, her songwriting, touring with the likes of Hayes Carll, Drive-By Truckers and American Aquarium and a lot more.
In this segment, Cilker talks about her song Tehachapy and other inspirations in her music.
On the full episode, Falls also talks about his new favorite TikTok account (@rockabuyrecords) and its protagonist (Dean) who is Falls’s new hero. Falls also shares his first take on Dwight Yoakam’s new album Brighter Days.
Listen here on YouTube, at RootsMusicRambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
