RAILROAD EARTH
Fillmore Auditorium
Friday, January 17 &
Saturday, January 18
Live
Nation is pleased to present two nights of RAILROAD
EARTH at The Fillmore Auditorium
on Friday,
January 17
and Saturday, January 18. Show time is 8:00 PM. Doors open at 7:00
PM
 |
| Railroad Earth |
When
Railroad Earth started out in 2001, they were a bunch of guys interested in
playing acoustic instruments together. As Railroad Earth violin/vocalist Tim
Carbone recalls, “All of us had been playing in various projects for years, and
many of us had played together in different projects. But this time, we found
ourselves all available at the same time.”
Songwriter/lead
vocalist Todd Sheaffer continues, “When we started, we only loosely had the
idea of getting together and playing some music. It started that informally;
just getting together and doing some picking and playing. Over a couple of
month period, we started working on some original songs, as well as playing
some covers that we thought would be fun to play.” Shortly thereafter, they
took five songs from their budding repertoire into a studio and knocked out a
demo in just two days. Their soon-to-be manager sent that demo to a few
festivals, and – to the band’s surprise – they were booked at the prestigious
Telluride Bluegrass Festival before they’d even played their first gig. This
prompted them to quickly go in and record five more songs; the ten combined
tracks of which made up their debut album, “The Black Bear Sessions.”
That
was the beginning of Railroad Earth’s journey: since those early days, they’ve
gone on to release five more critically acclaimed studio albums and one hugely
popular live one called, “Elko.” They’ve also amassed a huge and loyal fan base
who turn up to support them in every corner of the country, and often take
advantage of the band’s liberal taping and photo policy. But Railroad Earth
bristle at the notion of being lumped into any one “scene.” Not out of
animosity for any other artists: it’s just that they don’t find the labels very
useful. As Carbone points out, “We use unique acoustic instrumentation, but
we’re definitely not a bluegrass or country band, which sometimes leaves music
writers confused as to how to categorize us. We’re essentially playing rock on
acoustic instruments.”
Ultimately,
Railroad Earth’s music is driven by the remarkable songs of front-man, Todd
Sheaffer, and is delivered with seamless arrangements and superb musicianship
courtesy of all six band members. As mandolin/bouzouki player John Skehan
points out, “Our M.O. has always been that we can improvise all day long, but
we only do it in service to the song. There are a lot of songs that, when we
play them live, we adhere to the arrangement from the record. And other songs,
in the nature and the spirit of the song, everyone knows we can kind of take
flight on them.”
Sheaffer
continues: “The songs are our focus, our focal point; it all starts right
there. Anything else just comments on the songs and gives them color. Some
songs are more open than others. They ‘want’ to be approached that way – where
we can explore and trade musical ideas and open them up to different
territories. But sometimes it is what the song is about.”
TICKETS STILL ON SALE!
Tickets are $27.50 GA ADV and $30.00 GA DOS plus applicable service
charges.
A 2 DAY ADVANCE ticket is available: $50.00
The
Fillmore box office is open Monday - Friday from 12:00 Noon - 6:00pm &
Saturdays from 10:00am - 2:00pm. On days of Fillmore shows, the box
office is open from 12:00 Noon – 9:00pm.
The box office accepts cash, MasterCard, Visa and American Express – No
checks! Service charges may apply.
THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED AT 1510 CLARKSON ST.
AT COLFAX.
Part of
the Bud Light Concert Series
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