Trampled by Turtles
















Trampled by Turtles

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Trampled by Turtles live in Munich (2014)

Background information
Origin
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres

  • Indie folk[1]

  • alternative country

  • bluegrass

Instruments
Vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, harmonica
Years active2003–present
LabelsBanjoDad
Websitewww.trampledbyturtles.com
MembersDave Simonett
Tim Saxhaug
Dave Carroll
Erik Berry
Ryan Young

Trampled By Turtles is an American bluegrass/folk-rock band from Duluth, Minnesota. They have released eight full albums, three of which have reached US Billboard chart number one spots. Their fifth release, Palomino, maintained a position in the Top 10 on the bluegrass charts for 52 straight weeks. Their latest album, Life is Good on the Open Road, was released on May 4, 2018. They have played internationally and at many popular music festivals in the US, and as of July 29, 2015, have played live in every state except Hawaii.


The band members have mentioned as inspirations Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan and Ralph Stanley.[2]




Contents





  • 1 Lineup


  • 2 Discography

    • 2.1 Albums


    • 2.2 Singles


    • 2.3 Music videos



  • 3 Appearances


  • 4 Features


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Lineup



  • Dave Simonett – guitar, lead vocals, harmonica


  • Tim Saxhaug – bass, backing vocals


  • Dave Carroll – banjo, backing vocals


  • Erik Berry – mandolin, backing vocals


  • Ryan Young – fiddle, backing vocals


  • Eamonn McLain – cello, backing vocals

Simonett, Saxhaug, and Young also play in a side project called Dead Man Winter. Young fronts The Fiddle Heirs and continues to collaborate with Pert Near Sandstone; he contributed to their cover of The Beatles classic "I Am the Walrus".



Discography



Albums





























































































Title
Album details
Peak chart positions

US Grass

US
[3]

US Heat

US Indie

US Alt

US Folk

US Rock

Songs from a Ghost Town

  • Release date: October 5, 2004

  • Label: Trampled by Turtles









Blue Sky and the Devil

  • Release date: April 20, 2005

  • Label: BanjoDad Records









Trouble

  • Release date: March 19, 2007

  • Label: BanjoDad Records









Duluth

  • Release date: October 30, 2008

  • Label: BanjoDad Records

8







Palomino

  • Release date: April 13, 2010

  • Label: BanjoDad Records

1

11
46




Stars and Satellites

  • Release date: April 10, 2012

  • Label: BanjoDad Records

1
32

7
11
2
13

Live at First Avenue

  • Release Date: November 12, 2013

  • Label: BanjoDad Records

31

9
47




Wild Animals

  • Release date: July 15, 2014

  • Label: BanjoDad Records


29

3

1


Life Is Good on the Open Road

  • Release date: May 4, 2018

  • Label: BanjoDad Records

1
133

11

7

"—" denotes releases that did not chart


Singles


  • "Are You Behind the Shining Star?" (2014)[4]


Music videos




















Year
Video
Director
2010
"Wait So Long"
Justin Gustavison
2011
"Victory"
"Where Is My Mind?"
2012
"Alone"
"Walt Whitman"
Jim Fortier/Dave Willis
2013
"Midnight on the Interstate"
Stephanie Erlandson
2014
"Are You Behind the Shining Star?"[5]
Philip Harder


Appearances


The band has performed at many national festivals including Coachella, Bonnaroo, Stagecoach, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Bumbershoot, and Pickathon. In 2011, they performed at several large folk music festivals such as Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Floydfest, Pilgrimage, and ROMP roots and branches. They played at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival,[6] the Sasquatch Festival, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Firefly Festival, Rock the Garden, All Good Music Festival and the Newport Folk Festival in 2012.


Trampled By Turtles made their national television debut April 24, 2012 on Late Show with David Letterman.[7] They would return to the Late Show with David Letterman on July 16, 2014 to play songs off their Wild Animals album.



Features


Their single, "Are You Behind The Shining Star?" was featured in The Troubadour's Road Top 25 Songs of 2014.[8]


Their music has been featured in TV shows including Deadliest Catch and Squidbillies.


Their song "Alone" was featured at the end of the 2013 movie The Way Way Back.


Their song "Codeine" was featured in the 2018 video game Far Cry 5.


Their song "Ghosts" was featured in the HBO series "Ray Donovan" in January 2019.



References




  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Trampled by Turtles: Stars and Satellites – Overview". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Gokhman, Roman. "Trampled by Turtles". Bay Bridged. Bay Bridged. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


  3. ^ "Trampled by Turtles Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.


  4. ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.


  5. ^ "CMT : Videos : Trampled by Turtles : Are You Behind the Shining Star?". Country Music Television. Retrieved June 22, 2014.


  6. ^ "Outside Lands 2012". Lineup.sfoutsidelands.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.


  7. ^ Saunders, Hilary. "Watch Trampled by Turtles on the Late Show with David Letterman". Paste. Paste. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


  8. ^ Lammers, Tim. "Trampled by Turtles returns to David Letterman's Late Show". BringMeTheNews. Retrieved 17 July 2014.




External links


  • Official website

  • Official Myspace


  • Live Show Downloads (provided by the Internet Archive)


  • 2012 Live concert 42 minutes WFUV archive


  • Trampled by Turtles on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata

  • Int'l Bluegrass Music Museum

  • Firefly Festival








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