Rocker Shepherd is contemplating a disco album? What?
Shepherd says a lot of his recent creative vibe comes from his recording partner Saul Littlefield
How would Shepherd describe his music to someone who hasn't heard him?
Shepherd says he'd love to get into a big fancy studio, but needs to pick the right songs first
Musician Jeff Shepherd revealed his high school social clique. We weren't surprised.
Musician Jeff Shepherd on the conundrum of having too many songs
How Fatherhood has changed Shepherd and his music
Singer-Songwriter Shepherd now has a son which has changed him as an artist
Leah Blevins new music is a collaboration with Vlad Holiday
Is Leah Blevins poised for a breakout year in 2025?
Joy Oladokun - "Rocketman" (clip) - Louisville, Ky. - 1/20/25
Roots Music Rambler also features picks for new music
Leah Blevins's first album was a "Scrapbook" of her 20s
Tom Segura and Joy Oladokun are playing Louisville for Jason Falls's birthday?
What songs were in Jason Falls's Top 10 for 2024?
Francesca Folinazzo's Top Americana Songs of 2024
Roots Music Rambler's Jason Falls says Joy Oladokun is coming to play for his birthday? Mmmmkay.
And the 2024 Americana / Roots Music Album of the Year goes to ...
Traditional Country Music Fans Be Damned! Falls Loves Cowboy Carter!
Francesca Folinazzo picks her Newcomer of the Year for 2024
2024 Was a Banner Year in Americana Music albums
How we knew The Red Clay Strays were breaking big
What's next for Margo Cilker in 2025?
Margo Cilker talks about the mentorship of American Aquarium's BJ Barham
Stories from the Road from Margo Cilker (featuring Hayes Carll)
Was Margo Cilker ready for her sudden rise to Americana music fame?
What Margo Cilker's "Steelhead Trout" Represents
Margo Cilker talks about the inspiration for her song Tehachapi
The Sibling Rivalry behind Margo Cilker's "Brother, Taxman, Preacher"
How Stevie Wonder and Tom Jones inspired the Bibelhauser Brothers to cut a song
Aaron Bibelhauser talks about inheriting Sunday Bluegrass from Burke Bryant on WFPK in Louisville
Can we hope for a Michael McDonald bluegrass covers channel?!
The Bibelhauser Brothers record Close Harmony is essentially a tribute to other Bluegrass brothers
Beyonce won't be the first African-American to win a Grammy for country music - Did you know?
Can Chris Stapleton hold off Shaboozey for the country Grammy this year?
Kindred Valley describes Tyler Childers' impact on the Huntington music scene
Indy folk rock group Kindred Valley has new music on the horizon
Where Indy Folk band Kindred Valley draws inspiration for its historical anthems
Kindred Valley's Blake Lacy was inspired by American Idol to become a singer
Kindred Valley's Noah Freeman gleaned inspiration from Johnny Staats, his package delivery guy
Blake and Noah from Kindred Valley describe the West Virginia band's music
Bluegrass star Dave Adkins hopes 2024's crowds keep coming out
Bluegrass artist Dave Adkins lists several bluegrass artists who inspired him
Bluegrass artist Dave Adkins talks about his time as a country disc jockey on the way to stardom
Bluegrass music star Dave Adkins says his elementary school choir teacher inspired him to sing
Bluegrass mainstay Dave Adkins says to not limit yourself to listening to one genre of music
Bluegrass star Dave Adkins didn't get his musical talent from his father
George Ducas explains the difference in the Nashville Sound and California Sound in country music
Where there are people, there is music. In our celebration of melodies and lyrics, harmonies and riffs, we typically focus on the songs or the people who wrote them. We often overlook the where.
Welcome to Roots Music Rambler!
Join Francesca Folinazzo and Jason Falls for Roots Music Rambler, a podcast exploration of the where as much as the who or what. We’ll interview emerging and established artists, fans and others in Americana, Outlaw Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Roots, Soul, World and beyond. But we will always get to the stories of where they’re from and how that impacted the music we know and love.
Music follows the path of human movement. We trace the steps to bring better understanding to what we hear today and why we love it.
Where music, travel, history and culture intersect
Join us for the exploration of the real roots of music on Roots Music Rambler. Available wherever you get your podcasts.