Trampled by Turtles

Trampled by Turtles
Trampled by Turtles live in Munich (2014)
Background information
Origin Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres
Instruments Vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, harmonica
Years active 2003–present
Labels BanjoDad
Website www.trampledbyturtles.com
Members Dave 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]

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.

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.
  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.
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