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Welcome to Episode 17 of Roots Music Rambler! Join us – hosts Francesca Folinazzo (Frank) and Jason Falls (Falls) as we explore the real roots of the music we love.
This week, New Jersey-based singer songwriter Renee Maskin joins the show to talk about her transition from progressive rock and punk to folk and Americana. She’s now on her third album, an imaginative gem called Shimmer, and has even been named songwriter of the year and artist of the year by New Jersey Stage.
Maskin spent several years in a progressive / punk band before a fateful trip to Texas and a recommendation to listen to Tom Waits turned her musical interests to folk and Americana. Since the switch, she’s been honored as a songwriter with awards and recorded three albums, all fueled by the inspiration surrounding the music scene in her hometown of Asbury Park, N.J.
She sat in with Falls to talk about the Bruce Springsteen-vibe of Asbury Park, her evolution as a songwriter, touring with her former band which included touring with The Pretenders and more. Maskin started her professional pursuits in college as a visual artist, but quickly moved to music full-time.
She’s been writing since she first took a guitar lesson as a teenager.
Frank and Falls also talk about Falls’s recent invitation to fill-in on WFPK’s Roots ‘n’ Boots, a weekly roots music show on terrestrial radio in Louisville, music documentaries worth watching and, of course, both share their regular pickin’ the grinnin’ recommendations for new music.
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Notes and links:
Roots and Boots on WFPK
WFPK online
Renee Maskin online
Renee Maskin on Spotify
Renee Maskin’s Shimmer on Spotify
The Short Film on Shimmer
The Stone Pony
New Jersey Stage article on award winners
June on Paramount Plus
Willie Nelson and Family on Paramount Plus
Thriller at 40 on Paramount Plus
The Greatest Night in Pop on Netflix
The Roots Music Rambler Store
Roots Music Rambler on Instagram
Roots Music Rambler on TikTok
Roots Music Rambler on Facebook
Jason Falls on Instagram
Francesca Folinazzo on Instagram
Pickin’ the Grinnin’ Recommendations
Neil Young’s Greatest Hits on Spotify
Teddy Swims on Spotify
The Beastie Boys on Spotify
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