Railroad Earth Shows
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- Las Vegas, NV
- 4 days • Apr 11 - 14, 2019
Railroad Earth at Bender Jamboree
Greensky BluegrassRailroad EarthThe Infamous StringdustersExact performance date not yet confirmed.
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- Kansas City, MO
- 2 days • May 17 - 18, 2019
Railroad Earth at Bluegrass in the Bottoms
Trampled By TurtlesRailroad EarthThe Infamous StringdustersSteep Canyon RangersExact performance date not yet confirmed.
- May172019
- Chesterfield, MO
- 2 days • May 17 - 18, 2019
Railroad Earth at River City Bluegrass Festival
Trampled By TurtlesRailroad EarthThe Infamous StringdustersExact performance date not yet confirmed.
- May232019
- Cumberland, MD
- 4 days • May 23 - 26, 2019
Railroad Earth at DelFest
Del McCoury BandThe String Cheese IncidentThe Travelin’ McCourysExact performance date not yet confirmed.
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- Eau Claire, WI
- 3 days • Jun 13 - 15, 2019
Railroad Earth at Blue Ox Music Festival
Pert Near SandstoneTrampled By TurtlesRailroad EarthExact performance date not yet confirmed.
- Jun202019
- Telluride, CO
- 4 days • Jun 20 - 23, 2019
Railroad Earth at Telluride Bluegrass
Greensky BluegrassSam Bush BandYonder Mountain String BandExact performance date not yet confirmed.
- Jun282019
- Butler, OH
- 3 days • Jun 28 - 30, 2019
Railroad Earth at Smoky Run Music Festival
Gov’t MuleTrampled By TurtlesRailroad EarthExact performance date not yet confirmed.
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- Snowshoe, WV
- 3 days • Jul 11 - 13, 2019
Railroad Earth at 4848 Festival
Greensky BluegrassUmphrey’s McGeeThe Infamous StringdustersExact performance date not yet confirmed.
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- Loveland, CO
- 3 days • Aug 2 - 4, 2019
Railroad Earth at ARISE Music Festival
TipperBeats AntiqueRailroad EarthExact performance date not yet confirmed.
- Aug162019
- Wellston, MI
- 3 days • Aug 16 - 18, 2019
Railroad Earth at Hoxeyville
Railroad EarthLindsay LouMay Erlewine & The MotivationsExact performance date not yet confirmed.
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Railroad Earth at MontBleu Theatre
- Lordy Lordy
- Seven Story Mountain
- Bread and Water
- The Good Life
- Goat
- Where Songs Begin
- Fisherman's Blues
- Dandelion Wine
- Saddle of the Sun
- Old Dangerfield
- The Cuckoo
- Butterfly and the Tree
- Mighty River
- Birds of America
- Elko
- Long Way to Go
Encore
- Brothers and sisters
About Railroad Earth
Railroad Earth’s music is driven by the remarkable songs of front-man, Todd Sheaffer, and is delivered with seamless arrangements and superb musicianship courtesy of all six band members. As mandolin/bouzouki player John Skehan points out, “Our M. O. has always been that we can improvise all day long, but we only do it in service to the song. There are a lot of songs that, when we play them live, we adhere to the arrangement from the record. And other songs, in the nature and the spirit of the song, everyone knows we can kind of take flight on them.” Sheaffer continues: “The songs are our focus, our focal point; it all starts right there. Anything else just comments on the songs and gives them color. Some songs are more open than others. They ‘want’ to be approached that way – where we can explore and trade musical ideas and open them up to different territories. But sometimes it is what the song is about.”
So: they can jam with the best of them and they have some bluegrass influences, but they use drums and amplifiers (somewhat taboo in the bluegrass world). What kind of music is it then? Mandolin/vocalist John Skehan offers this semi-descriptive term: “I always describe it as a string band, but an amplified string band with drums.” Tim Carbone takes a swing: “We’re a Country & Eastern band! ” Todd Sheaffer offers “A souped-up string band? I don’t know. I’m not good at this.” Or, as a great drummer/singer/mandolin player with an appreciation for Americana once said: “Rock & roll!”
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