Railroad Earth to Perform in Asheville, NC this New Years
By: Conor Sheeran Sep. 06, 2013
Railroad Earth will touch down in Asheville, NC for their annual three-day New Year's Celebration at The Orange Peel onDecember 29-31. Fan club tickets go on pre-sale tomorrow, Sept 6th at 10am Eastern Time HERE. (General on-sale Sept 13th)
Known for their 'other-worldly' New Year's Celebrations, which have featured themed countdowns, wild costumes, and a even a venue-wide champaign toast countdown in past years, New Year's Eve with Railroad Earth is sure to be unforgettable.
Railroad Earth New Year's 2013
The Orange Peel
Dec. 29 - 31
101 Biltmore Ave
Asheville, NC
http://theorangepeel.net/ 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 fanbase 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."
The Orange Peel
Dec. 29 - 31
101 Biltmore Ave
Asheville, NC
http://theorangepeel.net/ 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 fanbase 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."
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