Trampled by Turtles

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Trampled by Turtles
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.trampledbyturtles.com
Members Dave Simonett
Tim Saxhaug
Dave Carroll
Erik Berry
Ryan Young

Trampled By Turtles (TBT) is an American 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 newest 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.

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 festivals such as Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Newport Folk Festival and 2011 ROMP roots and branches. They are scheduled to play 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 Newport Folk Festival in 2012.

Trampled By Turtles made its national television debut April 24, 2012, on Late Show with David Letterman.[3]

Lineup

  • Dave Simonett – guitar, lead vocals, harmonica
  • Tim Saxhaug – bass, backing vocals
  • Dave Carroll – banjo, backing vocals
  • Erik Berry – mandolin
  • 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".

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Grass US 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 11, 2013
  • Label: BanjoDad Records
 2 — — 31 — 9 47
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
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

References

  1. ↑ Gokhman, Roman. "Trampled by Turtles". Bay Bridged. Bay Bridged. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Outside Lands 2012". Lineup.sfoutsidelands.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03. 
  3. ↑ Saunders, Hilary. "Watch Trampled by Turtles on the Late Show with David Letterman". Paste. Paste. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 

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