Jamgrass & Hobos - Railroad Earth

What if the greatest jamgrass band in America was born at a backyard picking party — just weeks after their frontman said goodbye to another legendary band? That's exactly how Railroad Earth came to life, and the story of how a New Jersey porch session became a Telluride record deal is one of the most remarkable origin stories in jam band history.

In this episode, Schecky picks up right where the From Good Homes episode left off — tracing how Todd Sheaffer walked off the Waterloo Village farewell stage in 1999 and straight into the band that would define the next two decades of his career. We break down the Jack Kerouac poem that gave them their name, why Seven Story Mountain is the one song every new listener needs, and the full story of their legendary Red Rocks show opening for the Allman Brothers in 2009. Plus: Andy Goessling's 14 instruments, the John Denver collaboration from beyond the grave, and the revelation that Railroad Earth's very first recording featured a song borrowed directly from From Good Homes.

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