Roots Music Rambler

From a Cumberland Gap shed to Nashville, Oliver Sayani finds 9 Kinds of Blue

From a Cumberland Gap shed to Nashville, Oliver Sayani finds 9 Kinds of Blue Some kids discover country music on the radio. Oliver Sayani got a memorable introduction fr

An album release, a surprise guest and an invitation to Nashville: Randon Neeley on Roots Music Rambler

Most album release parties are memorable enough without one of your musical heroes walking through the door. Randon Neeley’s October 7 celebration at Al’s Bar in Lexingto

A pair of secondhand pants, a curious dog and a songwriter who keeps listening: Aaron Kelly on Roots Music Rambler

A good song can start just about anywhere. For Aaron Kelly, that includes a trip to Goodwill, a dog sniffing his pants and a biology final that needed something better th

British singer-songwriter Jack Browning brings country songs and a painter’s eye to Painted Skies

Jack Browning doesn’t think country music needs a particular zip code. The British singer-songwriter grew up on his dad’s records, climbed the furniture to borrow a Johnn

Singer-Songwriter David LaMotte talks songs that stay with you and the small steps that change the world

Falls first heard David LaMotte in a Birmingham bookstore café more than 20 years ago. He was working in college sports public relations, spending much of his life on the

GIVEAWAY!!!! Dustin Kennedy talks North Springs Music Festival; Rambler giving away 2 weekend passes!

TICKET GIVEAWAY BONUS EPISODE The ⁠North Springs Music Festival⁠ takes place in a hayfield in Whitleyville, Tenn., October 8-10. It's 10 acts on one stage each day for ⁠

Raised in Mississippi, living in Texas and loving the Tulsa Sound, Jason Eady makes real roots music

Ask Jason Eady to put a label on his music and he’ll take you to the back porch. If it works without electricity, it fits. The Mississippi-raised, Texas-based singer-song

Well-travelled and settled, Erinn Peet Lukes is leading Thunder and Rain to bluegrass stardom

If you’ve heard much thunder around the bluegrass space of late, it’s likely due to the growing presence of Thunder & Rain. Erinn Peet Lukes’s new grass band has been aro

Cincinnati-based folk rock band Barnweaver guitarist Brandon Scott Coleman talks band, album and more

Welcome to another in our Backstage episode of Roots Music Rambler. These are short interviews Frank and Falls are able to grab backstage (or just somewhere in person rat

GIVEAWAY! We've got a 2-day pass to Evanston Folk Festival for one lucky listener!

Pardon the interruption on the podcast feed with a special announcement, but we think you're going to love this! To start the celebration of Roots Music Rambler's 100th

Independent folk artist Julia Sanders offers deep introspection in cross-continent creative process

Long-time listeners to Roots Music Rambler know we love to focus on the sense of place and how it impacts the songwriting and music influences of our artists. Every now a

Sam Morrow returns to Texas, Rock & Roll with Southern Boogie

The music business has had ups and downs for Houston native Sam Morrow. He’s bounced around geographically and within his own sound through a decade or more and a half do

We’re witnessing the rocket ship that is Hunter Flynn

Welcome to another in our Backstage episode of Roots Music Rambler. These are short interviews Frank and Falls are able to grab backstage (or just somewhere in person rat

Blake Christiana chats about 20-plus years of Yarn, new album and more

Rock, rhythm and blues band Yarn made a triumphant return to the Americana charts this spring with their new album Saturday Night Sermons. The lead single, “Good Things,”

Roots Music Rambler Backstage with West Virginia Singer-Songwriter William Matheny

Welcome to another in our Backstage episode of Roots Music Rambler. These are short interviews Frank and Falls are able to grab backstage (or just somewhere in person rat

Logan Mac Pours His Heart Into Debut Album Til the Ground

It normally only takes a song or two for anyone to get sentimental or teary-eyed at a Logan Mac show. Frank and Falls saw it first-hand at this year’s Crossroads Acoustic

Roots Music Rambler Backstage with Robby Chadwell from Flood With Love

Welcome to another in our Backstage episode of Roots Music Rambler. These are short interviews Frank and Falls are able to grab backstage (or just somewhere in person rat

Adam Chaffins doubles down on Trailer Trash with Doublewide

Adam Chaffins has spent more than a decade and a half in Nashville, playing in bands, picking up tours with other artists, writing, producing and occasionally releasing a

Roots Music Rambler Backstage with Shelby Lore

Welcome to another in our Backstage episode of Roots Music Rambler. These are short interviews Frank and Falls are able to grab backstage (or just somewhere in person rat

Noah Guthrie’s new album Oddly Flexible is Heavy in more ways than one

Noah Guthrie first made a name for himself and his music when his YouTube cover songs were noticed by producers for the Ellen DeGeneres Show. He “won” a contract with Deg