Magnolia Boulevard has emerged from adversity with its “Dream Team” and new music coming

In 2018, a group of southern rock, soul and funk loving musicians from Lexington, Ky., got together to form a new band called Magnolia Boulevard. They quickly gelled and his momentum before the pandemic interrupted what seemed to be a sure rise to prominence in the emerging Americana blend of genres popular in today’s clubs and music festivals. 

As the COVID-19 fears subsided and they returned to the stage, their original drummer and universally loved musician Todd Copeland, died suddenly. But co-founders Maggie Noëlle and Ryan Allen continued working on their songwriting and the budding partnership, mixed in with a little grit and determination, and Magnolia Boulevard is still building to something bigger in 2025. 

The sound of the band is led by the sultry and powerful voice of Noëlle, who joined us on Roots Music Rambler this week to talk about her Southern Virginia roots (she hails from the hometown of Ralph Stanley), the continual climb of the band, its new lineup (which she calls the “dream team”), being a mother while living her musical dreams, and so much more.

Frank and Falls both admit to having crushes on Maggie, so this is a silly good episode with the leader of a band we can’t recommend enough.

The co-hosts also discuss Planting by the Signs, the new album from S.G. Goodman, and have their normal Pickin’ the Grinnin’ segment with recommendations of new music for you.

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Notes and links: 

Magnolia Boulevard Online

Magnolia Boulevard on Spotify

Magnolia Boulevard on Instagram

Maggie Noëlle on Instagram

The Roots Music Rambler Store

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Jason Falls on Instagram

Francesca Folinazzo on Instagram

Pickin’ the Grinnin’ Recommendations

The Reverend Horton Heat

Drayton Farley

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