Silvie and I caught the band Railroad Earth at The Showbox on Saturday, September 25. These guys have been together for a decade, but I just heard of them a couple of months ago. I saw their picture on Jambase and decided to You Tube them. I was hooked after the first tune. I played a few more and decided within that half-hour or so that I loved these guys. That day, I ordered tickets to this show and preordered their upcoming ablum (on vinyl) from their website. I would describe them as a bluegrass jamband. They mix traditional tunes with well-crafted originals. At their shows you'll hear reels, foot-stomping bluegrass and Dead-like improvisation that stretches some of their tunes out past the 10-minute mark. Sil and I spent the first set just two feet from the stage but with all the dancing and crowding it got a bit too intense and over-heated for me. We moved to the back of the small room for the second set where we could breathe some relatively fresh air and not fear the elbows of the more exuberant twirlers. It was a fantastic show. Highlights for me were many: "Like a Buddha", Tom Waits' "Cold Water", "The Forecast", the Waterboys' "Fisherman's Blues" and my new favorite RRE tune "Seven Story Mountain".
Here is the setlist:
Set 1:
Long Walk Home
Like a Buddha
Walk Beside Me
Cold Water
The Forecast
Lone Croft Farewell
Cuckoo's Medley
Set 2:
Saddle of the Sun
Seven Story Mountain
RV
Colorado
Black Elk Speaks >
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Fisherman's Blues
Happy Song
Jupiter and the 119
Encores:
Bird in a House
Little Rabbit
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