Great Skehan interview

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IOWA CITY — The ultimate compliment for a jam band is a comparison to the Grateful Dead.
Members of Railroad Earth, a bluegrass-leaning jam band from Stillwater, N.J., are getting used to popping up in the same sentence as Jerry Garcia’s celebrated group.
In 2006, following the release of Railroad Earth’s “Elko” live album, Rolling Stone […]

Interview about how Amen Corner was recorded…

…and what happened to the album which had been recorded but not released.

Scott’s Picks Volume 2, #16

A new video was just uploaded by Jeff from the Denver record store appearance. Here we have All Alone, one of my favorite tunes from AMEN CORNER.

More video

Another one from Jeff, this is Been Down This Road from the record store appearance in Denver. Do yourself the favor and view in high quality — it’s worth it.

Okay…so first impressions are fading…

…and I’m enjoying Hard Livin’ and Waggin’ the Dog much, much more. My apathy toward Crossing the Gap was misplaced, too. It’s a great version of a great song.
Still, the first two songs above are going to take a while to percolate up my list of must-haves at a show. I do want to see […]

In-store appearance video

Courtesy of Jeff Saltzman comes this video of the band performing Right In Tune last week at a record store in Denver.

Thanks, Jeff!

CD Review: Amen Corner

I’ve read a lot of reviews of the new Railroad Earth CD, AMEN CORNER, lately, and most of them sound rather canned, using much of the promo material that has paved the way for this long anticipated release by the Jersey Americana sextet. You might get a paragraph or two talking about some of the […]

Scott’s Picks Volume 2, #13

Today we get the studio version of You Never Know from the new album, Amen Corner. An extremely hummable tune, Todd’s delivered a song that resonates deep inside me. Definitely one of the finer tracks on the album. I’ll review the entire thing either later today or tomorrow, time and heat willing.
You Never Know
That wheel […]

Scott’s Picks Volume 2, #12

Hey, I’m still here. Expect more posting now that the band has hit the road for Amen Corner. This has tv show/movie soundtrack written all over it — a nice, breezy tune with the typical Sheaffer goodness in the lyrics. Here’s a link to the album streaming online so you can listen along.
Right In Tune
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Been Down This Road

Under the AMEN CORNER site, the Audio link on the bottom left corner opens a player which currently has Been Down This Road, Hard Livin’ and Lovin’ You. We’ve been hearing Lovin’ You for over a year now, but I like the other two, especially Been Down This Road.
Yeah, new tunes!