How Flackpicker Tyler Grant discovered bluegrass music

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A new episode of Roots Music Rambler drops Friday! This week, our guest is flatpicker extraordinaire Tyler Grant. His new album, appropriately title “Flatpicker,” is due out at the end of the month.

He took us through the stories behind several songs, his roots as a guitarist which spans several genres of music, and all the various activities he’s got going on, including being a river guide in Colorado.

Plus, Frank and Falls talk about AI-generated music, Falls’s encounter with his favorite artist and each share their pickin’ the grinnin’ picks of the week.

Download the full episode Friday at rootsmusicramblercom or wherever you get podcasts!

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Should you buy Music Festival tickets ahead of time with blind faith?

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On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler we talk music festivals with Nate Riggs (NeighborN8), host of The Music Festivals Podcast.

Because there are too many festivals and tickets sell out quickly, he says you almost have to just buy tickets ahead of time in blind faith that the lineup will be good. But Falls shares an example of that not working in 2025.

Riggs shares his favorites, some hidden gems, the finances of festivals and a lot more. Hear the full episode at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler we talk music festivals with Nate Riggs (NeighborN8), host of The Music Festivals Podcast. He shares his favorites, some hidden gems, the finances of festivals and a lot more.

In this segment, we ask Nate about the finances and expensive nature of music festivals, his favorite shows, hidden gems and more.

We go through a lot of topics in the episode which you can hear here on YouTube, or at rootsmusicrambler.com. You can also subscribe and download wherever you get your podcasts.

#livemusic #musicfestivals #rootsmusic #bluegrassmusic #countrymusic #americanamusic #musicfestivalspodcast #nateriggs #musicpodcast #musicinterviews

The story behind The Music Festivals Podcast

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On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler we talk music festivals with Nate Riggs (NeighborN8), host of The Music Festivals Podcast. It turns out the podcast is only a few months old and as he told us, it is the by-product of a midlife crisis.

He talked about how the show came about here, but don’t miss his biggest concern for music festivals, and a lot more in the full episode. Hear it at rootsmusicrambler.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

#livemusic #musicfestivals #rootsmusic #bluegrassmusic #countrymusic #americanamusic #musicfestivalspodcast #nateriggs #musicpodcast #musicinterviews

How The Music Festivals Podcast came to be

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On the latest episode of Roots Music Rambler we talk music festivals with Nate Riggs (NeighborN8), host of The Music Festivals Podcast. He shares his favorites, some hidden gems, the finances of festivals and a lot more.

In this segment, he tells us the story of how the podcast started, where his fascination with music festivals started and more.

We go through a lot of topics in the episode which you can hear here on YouTube, or at rootsmusicrambler.com. You can also subscribe and download wherever you get your podcasts.

#livemusic #musicfestivals #rootsmusic #bluegrassmusic #countrymusic #americanamusic #musicfestivalspodcast #nateriggs #musicpodcast #musicinterviews