From Mennonite Church to Celtic Punk and now Country and Folk, Brandon Good has seen it all

Brandon Good’s early days in music were in the Mennonite Church. Later, in a Celtic punk band. Nowadays, the Chicago-based singer-songwriter is expressing his love for harmonies and melodies through more country and folk, singer-songwriter type tunes while unifying several genres into an interesting blend of tunes.

Good joined Frank and Falls on Roots Music Rambler this week to talk about his previous work in albums like The Anvil, which he called a “heavy” album of introspection and emotion. But he also teased out some new music coming this fall with a new LP on the horizon. He says the new work will be more lighthearted and humorous than before. 

Our conversation also touched on the impact of location on songwriting, with Brandon sharing his experience of living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He talks about the solitude and reflection that the location provided, allowing him to make conscious choices and revelations in his music.

Frank and Falls also discuss whether or not music festivals are getting too big, individually, and too big, in terms of the sheer number from which to choose. And they offer up their picks for new music for you to discover this week in the Pickin’ the Grinnin’ segment of the show.

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Notes and links:

• Brandon Good on Instagram
• Brandon Good on Spotify
• Brandon Good on Bandcamp
• Brandon Good on Facebook
• Brandon Good on TikTok
• Sugar Maple Music Festival
• Lone Piñon on Spotify
• Emily Nenni on Spotify
• The Daiquiri Queens on Spotify
• Flatfoot 56 on Spotify
• Thrice on Spotify
• John Moreland on Spotify 
• 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

• Anna Furmin’s Trigger Gospel on Spotify
• The Nude Party on Spotify  

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