My 15 minutes with ... Trampled By Turtles
Trampled by Turtles takes
acoustic sets to a whole other level.
This bluegrass/folk band showcases
their talent night after night in
venues all over the U.S. and
Canada. On October 27, I chatted
with Tim Saxhaug, who plays bass
and is also the background vocalist
in Trampled By Turtles:
Where does the inspiration for your music come from?
"We just all wanted an acoustic side project just to play some different kinds of music. When you put a bunch of acoustic instruments together without drums, the bluegrass sound kind of comes out of that. That's kind of how it happens, it's more of a natural thing. I don't think we were trying to imitate another bluegrass band or anything like that."
You have recently released a cover of The Pixies' "Where Is My Mind?" for the WhyHunger? campaign. What made you guys support this cause?
"I think it's a big problem in the country and it's definitely a good cause to support."
You have three Canadian dates on your current tour. What is it like to tour in Canada verses touring in the U.S.?
"It's not that dissimilar, it's a little different. But mostly the people are the same for the most part and really the differences are just the prices and things like that, also the food being a little different. All in all, it's not that different from touring in the United States."
What is in store for Trampled By Turtles after this tour?
"After this tour, we will be going out west, making our way through the middle of the country. Then (we'll be in) Texas in December, and that will be it for the year until the next album comes out, which is next spring."
What can we expect from the new album?
"It's a different batch of songs. They don't sounds exactly like the others ones, but we all used the same instrumentation so it's not too different. I think the next one will be a little more concentrated on just the songs and not too much on the speed and things like that."
Trampled By Turtles will be at Call The Office in London on November 9. For more information about the band, check out trampledbyturtles.com.
Where does the inspiration for your music come from?
"We just all wanted an acoustic side project just to play some different kinds of music. When you put a bunch of acoustic instruments together without drums, the bluegrass sound kind of comes out of that. That's kind of how it happens, it's more of a natural thing. I don't think we were trying to imitate another bluegrass band or anything like that."
You have recently released a cover of The Pixies' "Where Is My Mind?" for the WhyHunger? campaign. What made you guys support this cause?
"I think it's a big problem in the country and it's definitely a good cause to support."
You have three Canadian dates on your current tour. What is it like to tour in Canada verses touring in the U.S.?
"It's not that dissimilar, it's a little different. But mostly the people are the same for the most part and really the differences are just the prices and things like that, also the food being a little different. All in all, it's not that different from touring in the United States."
What is in store for Trampled By Turtles after this tour?
"After this tour, we will be going out west, making our way through the middle of the country. Then (we'll be in) Texas in December, and that will be it for the year until the next album comes out, which is next spring."
What can we expect from the new album?
"It's a different batch of songs. They don't sounds exactly like the others ones, but we all used the same instrumentation so it's not too different. I think the next one will be a little more concentrated on just the songs and not too much on the speed and things like that."
Trampled By Turtles will be at Call The Office in London on November 9. For more information about the band, check out trampledbyturtles.com.
