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Trampled By Turtles On Mountain Stage The Duluth, Minn., string band made a name for itself with its lively stage shows and eccentric instrumentation. Hear a recent performance on West Virginia's most famous stage.
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Trampled By Turtles On Mountain Stage

Trampled By Turtles On Mountain Stage

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Duluth string band Trampled By Turtles perform on Mountain Stage.

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Set List

  • "Victory"
  • "Feet and Bones"
  • "Separate"
  • "Sounds Like A Movie"
  • "Help You"
  • "Again"
  • "Wait So Long"

Born as a duo between singer-songwriter Dave Simmonett and mandolin player Erik Berry, Trampled By Turtles grew into a group that quickly gained a reputation for lively stage shows and eccentric instrumental arrangements. The band outgrew its home base in Duluth, Minn., and has been on the road recently with The Infamous Stringdusters, who also appeared on this Mountain Stage show.

The session includes songs culled mostly from the group's breakthrough record Palamino, its fifth release, and includes two songs — "Feed and Bones" and "Wait So Long" — not originally heard on the radio broadcast.

This performance originally ran on December 22, 2010.

MS
Special Series

Mountain Stage

West Virginia Public Broadcasting presents live concerts: folk, country and the blues