Trampled by Turtles

Trampled by Turtles
Trampled by Turtles Live 2014 in Munich
Background information
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 is an American bluegrass/folk-rock band from Duluth, Minnesota. The band members have mentioned as inspirations Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and Ralph Stanley. They have released eight full albums, three of which have reached US Billboard chart number one spots. Their fifth release, Palomino, maintained a position in the Top 10 on the bluegrass charts for 52 straight weeks. Their latest album, Wild Animals, was released on July 15, 2014. They have played internationally and at many popular music festivals in the US, and as of July 29, 2015, they have played live in every state except Hawaii.

Simonett, Saxhaug, and Young also play in a side project called Dead Man Winter. Young fronts The Fiddle Heirs and continues to collaborate with Pert Near Sandstone; he contributed to their cover of The Beatles classic "I Am the Walrus".

Dave Simonett

Erik Berry

Dave Carroll, Banjo

Tim Saxhaug

Ryan Young

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 such as Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Floydfest, Pilgrimage, and ROMP roots and branches. They played at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, the Sasquatch Festival, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Firefly Festival, Rock the Garden, All Good Music Festival and the Newport Folk Festival in 2012.