Railroad Earth Performs at Eccles Feb. 20

Fire-in-the-belly passion, gritty guitars, mandolin and songs with Woodie Guthrie-esque themes traverse Railroad Earth's unplugged and plugged-in landscape. Returning to Park City (an encore to their 2013 Deer Valley opening appearance for Bruce Hornsby), the newgrass-bluegrass-rock band performs on The Eccles Center stage, Saturday, February 20. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 435-655-3114 or online at EcclesCenter.org.

With "tightly crafted music that tells a story," (Glide), RRE has found a beyond-the-string-band niche that is somewhere between lightning fast pickin' and amplified roots rock. The band's music is driven by the remarkable songs of front-man, Todd Sheaffer (lead vocals and acoustic guitars), and is delivered with seamless arrangements and superb musicianship courtesy of all six band members: Tim Carbone (violin, electric guitar, vocals), John Skehan (mandolin, bouzouki, vocals), Andy Goessling (acoustic guitars, banjo, dobro, mandolin, lap steel, flute, pennywhistle, saxophones and vocals), Carey Harmon (drums, hand percussion, vocals), and Andrew Altman (upright and electric bass).

Since forming in 2001, RRE has amassed a following that applauds its crossover style and meaningful lyrics. The sextet sings of the nation's changing landscape and social ills with influences ranging from Celtic to Cajun. As The Aspen Times writes, "Sheaffer's songs remain firmly rooted in the natural world, the yearning for human bonding, and reflections on simpler, less plugged-in times."

And their concerts are the perfect balance of instrumental prowess - think slow, gorgeous tunes (à la "The Last of the Outlaws") - and fiery, straight-up, rock & roll.

As the LA Times Music Blog puts it, "The men of Railroad Earth will be setting up a party like no other..."

TICKETS AND INFORMATION

Park City Institute presents Railroad Earth on February 20, 2016 at The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center for the Performing Arts (1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City). Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $25-$75 (20-percent discount for seniors, ½ price tickets for children ages 16 and under; $5 seats are available in the Copper Section for Summit County students (K-12). Tickets and information are available at The Eccles Center box office, 435-655-3114 or EcclesCenter.org.

* PRESS: Please contact Jane Gendron for interview requests, review tickets and press information, jgendron@jgendron.com or 435-640-3315.

Upcoming Park City Institute Events:

PCI / SNS "Future In review" Speaker Series: Christopher Clark (Feb. 5, 2016)

Reinventing Radio: Ira Glass (Feb. 6, 2016)

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (Feb. 13, 2016)

Railroad Earth (Feb. 20, 2016)

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (Mar. 5, 2016)

Grupo Corpo (Mar. 19, 2016)

PCI / SNS "Future In review" Speaker Series: Leah Boyer (Mar. 25, 2016)

Spoken Word with Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye (Mar. 26, 2016)

Ruthie Foster (Apr. 2, 2016)

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Co. (Apr. 9, 2016)

Imagination Movers (Apr. 16, 2016)

Park City Institute is a non-profit organization, dedicated to bringing world-class performances and new ideas to the community. Since 1998, PCI has presented internationally renowned and cutting edge musicians, actors, authors, comedians, dancers, speakers and film at The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center for the Performing Arts (a joint-use facility with the Park City School District). The organization will embark on its 13th season of headliner concerts at Deer Valley Resort next summer. PCI is dedicated to introducing young people to the arts through free student outreach workshops, shows and demonstrations. They proudly launched the Mega-Genius Supply Store and IQ HQ - an after school literacy program and very thinky retail store - in January 2010 and recently opened a second Mega-Genius retail shop in New Park this past spring. And the organization continues to illuminate with TEDx events, Curiosities evenings and the Park City Institute / Strategic News Service Future in Review Speaker Series.

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