The Mallett Brothers Band is back with Higher Up in the Hills

Folk rockers The Mallett Brothers are back with a new album on April 4 called “Higher up in the Hills.” Luke and Will Mallett joined us on Roots Music Rambler this week to talk about the album, the first couple of singles from it, 15-years of making it in independent music without leaving their home state of Maine and more. 

The brothers who front the band are actually from folk music royalty. Their father, David Mallett, is a well-known folk singer who wrote “The Garden Song” popluarized by Pete Seeger, John Denver and others. We talked about growing up around their famous dad, his impact on their music, and collaborations with him over the years.

The Mallett Brothers also share the story behind another fun collaboration – with legendary keyboardist Chuck Leavell on his PBS series “America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell.” 

Falls also kicks off the episode with perhaps the most impassioned rant he’s ever embarked upon, pleading with people to stop complaining about cross-genre artists and the hate toward specific sub-genres of music. It’s worth the listen.

Frank and Falls also share their normal pickin’ the grinnin’ picks for the week.

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Notes and links: 

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

The Mallett Brothers online

The Mallett Brothers on Spotify

The Garden Song (written by David Mallett) by John Denver on The Muppett Show

American Forests with Chuck Leavell on PBS

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