Trampled By Turtles Hosts Festival Palomino

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES PRESENTS
FIRST ANNUAL FESTIVAL PALOMINO

PRESENTED BY 89.3 THE CURRENT & CITY PAGES

Duluth-bred Trampled by Turtles will host the first annual Festival Palomino in their home state of Minnesota on Saturday, September 20th. Festival Palomino will take place at Canterbury Park just outside of Minneapolis in Shakopee, MN. Of the festival’s origins singer Dave Simonett says, “As a band, Trampled by Turtles always envisioned creating a Minnesota festival featuring the music of some of our favorite musicians.”

Presented by 89.3 The Current (Minnesota Public Radio), City Pages and Trampled by Turtles, the entire festival will be curated by the band with a focus on excellent live music and Minnesota’s thriving craft beer and food truck culture. In addition to Trampled by Turtles, confirmed performers include The Head and the Heart, Low, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Field Report, Spirit Family Reunion, The Apache Relay, and Erik Koskinen.

Formed in Duluth, MN in 2003, Trampled by Turtles is Dave Simonett (guitar, vocals), Tim Saxhaug (bass, vocals), Dave Carroll (banjo, vocals), Erik Berry (mandolin) and Ryan Young (fiddle). Within the contained music scene of Duluth, the members of the band did their own time in punk and rock bands brandishing their electricity proudly before switching to acoustic instruments. While they never set out to be a bluegrass band, Trampled by Turtles employ many of the traditional techniques of the genre, but differences in influences and attack make for their unique sound. The band recently released their newest album, Wild Animals, to widespread critical acclaim.