Trampled by Turtles

Trampled by Turtles
Trampled by Turtles live in Munich, 2014
Trampled by Turtles live in Munich, 2014
Background information
OriginDuluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, harmonica
Years active2003–present
LabelsBanjoDad
MembersDave Simonett
Tim Saxhaug
Dave Carroll
Erik Berry
Ryan Young
Eamonn McLain
Websitetrampledbyturtles.com

Trampled by Turtles is an American bluegrass-influenced folk band from Duluth, Minnesota. 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 – guitar, lead vocals, harmonica (2003- Present)
  • Tim Saxhaug – bass, backing vocals (2003- Present)
  • Dave Carroll – banjo, backing vocals (2003- Present)
  • Erik Berry – mandolin, backing vocals (2003- Present)
  • Ryan Young – fiddle, backing vocals (2007- Present)
  • Eamonn McLain – cello, backing vocals (2014- Present)

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 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
Alpenglow
  • Release date: October 28, 2022
  • Label: BanjoDad Records
1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs

Year Title Label
2019 Sigourney Fever Banjodad

Singles

Year Title Label
2011 "Where is My Mind?" Banjodad Records
2011 "Wait So Long" / "Disappear" Banjodad Records
2012 "Alone" Banjodad Records
2018 "Wildflowers" Banjodad Records
2022 "A Lifetime to Find" Banjodad Records

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?" Philip Harder
"Wild Animals"

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 including the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the Newport Folk Festival, Floydfest, Pilgrimage, and ROMP: Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival. They played at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, the Sasquatch Festival, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, the Austin City Limits Music Festival, the Firefly Festival, Rock the Garden, the 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. They returned 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.

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

Star representing the band Trampled by Turtles on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue

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


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