Trampled By Turtles Lyrics

Trampled By Turtles Info:

From:
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.

Genres:
Indie folk, Alternative country, Bluegrass

Instruments:
Vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, harmonica

Years active:
2003-present

Influences:
Bob Dylan
Neil Young
Nirvana
Ralph Stanley
The Rolling Stones
Townes Van Zandt

Name Origin:
Ryan Young explained:
"The mandolin player was making toast, and the burn mark on the toast - like how some people will see the Virgin Mary or something like that - looked like a guy laying down with a turtle walking on top of him. So he was like, 'That guy is getting trampled by turtles … hey, that'd be a good band name!'

Members:
Tim Saxhaug - bass, backing vocals
Dave Carroll - banjo, backing vocals
Erik Berry - mandolin
Ryan Young - fiddle, backing vocals

Trampled By Turtles Quotes:
"We had a couple shows booked when we started out but we didn’t have a name, and so, everybody kind of at rehearsal tried to think of a band name, and we just couldn’t agree on anything. Then Erik, our mandolin player, threw out 'Trampled by Turtles' because that was just one of the ones he had on his list. And we still don’t know how he came up with it, but it was really like the first one that we all didn’t hate, so we just went with it."
-Dave Carroll

"I go through the same thing with song names too, unless it becomes like an obvious choice. You know, if it’s just like the line of the chorus or whatever, but naming a record or something like that is always...well, I think maybe I just get anxious about it, you know?" -Dave Carroll

"Exile on Main St. by The Rolling Stones, Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan, and The Suburbs by Arcade Fire."
-Dave Carroll on his 3 favorite albums

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