Trampled by Turtles
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Trampled by Turtles Live 2014 in Munich
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| Origin | Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie folk, Alternative country, Bluegrass |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, harmonica |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | BanjoDad |
| Website | www |
| Members | Dave Simonett Tim Saxhaug Dave Carroll Erik Berry Ryan Young |
Trampled By Turtles is an American bluegrass/folk-rock band from Duluth, Minnesota. The band members have referenced inspirations such as Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana and Ralph Stanley.[1] Their fifth release, Palomino, maintained a position in the Top 10 on the Billboard bluegrass charts for 52 straight weeks. 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 album Stars and Satellites was released on April 10, 2012 and debuted at number 32 on the Billboard 200 Chart and number 11 on the Alternative Chart. Their latest album, Wild Animals, was released on July 15, 2014. As of July 29, 2015, they will have played live in every state except Hawaii.
The band has performed at many national festivals including Coachella, 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, and ROMP roots and branches. They played at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival,[2] 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.[3] They would return to the Late Show with David Letterman on July 16, 2014 to play songs off their Wild Animals album. Their single, "Are You Behind The Shining Star?" was featured in The Troubadour's Road Top 25 Songs of 2014.[4]
Contents
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
Simonett, Saxhaug, and Young also play in a side project called Dead Man Winter, and Young fronts The Fiddle Heirs and continues to collaborate with Pert Near Sandstone, perhaps most notably on their rendition of The Beatles classic "I Am the Walrus".
- Trampled by Turtles, Live 2014
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Dave Simonett
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Erik Berry
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Dave Carroll, Banjo
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Tim Saxhaug
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Ryan Young
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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| US Grass | US | US Heat | US Indie | US Alt | US Folk | US Rock | ||
| Songs from a Ghost Town |
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| Blue Sky and the Devil |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trouble |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duluth |
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8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Palomino |
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1 | — | 11 | 46 | — | — | — |
| Stars and Satellites |
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1 | 32 | — | 7 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Live at First Avenue |
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31 | — | 9 | 47 | |||
| Wild Animals |
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— | 29 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Singles
- "Are You Behind the Shining Star?" (2014)[5]
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2010 | "Wait So Long" | Justin Gustavision |
| 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?"[6] |
References
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External links
- Official website
- Official Myspace
- Live Show Downloads (provided by the Internet Archive)
- 2012 Live concert 42 minutes WFUV archive
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- Int'l Bluegrass Music Museum
- Firefly Festival
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