Railroad Earth (UK Band)
Railroad Earth is a Bluegrass music, bluegrass-influenced Americana band formed in Stillwater Township, New Jersey, Stillwater, New Jersey in 2001. The band's music combines elements of progressive bluegrass, Folk music, folk, Rock music, rock, Country music, country, jazz, Celtic music, Celtic and other Americana (music), Americana influences. Recognized as "carrying on the tradition of improvisational, genre-spanning music laid forth by the Grateful Dead," Railroad Earth is known for lyrical songwriting and extensive live improvisation. The band takes its name from the Jack Kerouac prose poem "October in the Railroad Earth". The band also has a song of the same name. History The band was originally formed in 2001, and was composed of vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Todd Sheaffer, violinist/vocalist Tim Carbone, mandolinist John Skehan (Musician), John Skehan, multi-instrumentalist Andy Goessling, drummer/vocalist Carey Harmon, and bassist Dave Von Dollen. Though each member was ...
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Stillwater Township, New Jersey
Stillwater Township is a township located in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Kittatinny Valley, Stillwater is a rural farming community with a long history of dairy farming. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 4,099, reflecting a decrease of 168 (−3.9%) from the 4,267 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 14 (+0.3%) from the 4,253 counted in the 1990 Census. Stillwater was settled in the eighteenth century by Palatine German immigrants who entered through the port of Philadelphia. In 1741, Casper Shafer, John George Wintermute (Windemuth), and their father-in-law Johan Peter Bernhardt settled along the Paulins Kill.Schaeffer, Casper and Johnson, William M. ''Memoirs and reminiscences: together with sketches of the early history of Sussex County, New Jersey''. (Hackensack, N.J. : Privately printed, 1907), passim. For the next 50 years, the village of Stillwater was essentially German, centered on ...
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