Trampled by Turtles is an American bluegrass-influenced folk band from Duluth,

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. They have released ten full albums, three of which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard bluegrass chart. Their fifth release, ''Palomino'', stayed in the chart's Top 10 for 52 straight weeks. Their latest album, '' Alpenglow,'' was released on October 28, 2022.

Band members

* Dave Simonett –

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, lead vocals, harmonica * Tim Saxhaug –

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, backing vocals * Dave Carroll –

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, backing vocals * Erik Berry –

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, backing vocals * Ryan Young – fiddle, backing vocals * Eamonn McLain –

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Discography

Albums

EPs

*''Sigourney Fever'', BanjoDad Records (December 6, 2019) *''A Lifetime to Find'', BanjoDad Records (September 30, 2022)

Singles

*"Are You Behind the Shining Star?" (2014) *"It's So Hard to Hold On" (2022)

Music videos

Appearances

The band has performed at many national festivals including

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, Bonnaroo,

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, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass,

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, and

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. In 2011, they performed at several large folk music festivals including the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the Newport Folk Festival,

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, Pilgrimage, and ROMP: Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival. They played at San Francisco's

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, the Sasquatch Festival, Bonnaroo,

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, the

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, the Firefly Festival,

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, the All Good Music Festival, and the Newport Folk Festival in 2012. Trampled by Turtles made their national television debut April 24, 2012 on ''

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''. They returned to the ''

'' on July 16, 2014 to play songs off their ''Wild Animals'' album.

Features

Their single, "Are You Behind The Shining Star?" was featured i
The Troubadour's Road Top 25 Songs of 2014
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 Showtime series "Ray Donovan" in January 2019.

Honors and awards

The band has been honored with a star on the outside mural of the

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nightclub First Avenue, recognizing performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue. Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," according to journalist Steve Marsh.

References

External links

Official website

Live Show Downloads
(provided by the

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)
2012 Live concert 42 minutes
WFUV archive *
Int'l Bluegrass Music Museum

Firefly Festival
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trampled By Turtles American bluegrass music groups Musical groups from Minnesota Musical groups established in 2004