Railroad Earth has confirmed a number of spring and summer dates. In addition to appearances at a variety of bluegrass and jam-centric festivals, the band’s summer tour highlights include stops at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel and The Stone Pony, as well as a spot aboard the Rocks Off concert cruise. The group recently welcomed new upright bassist Andrew Altman, a veteran of The Codetalkers. Railroad Earth recently completed a new album and plans to release the project in September 2010.

The group’s upcoming shows include:

April 23 Asheville, NC— The Orange Peel

April 24 Atlanta, GA—Variety Playhouse

April 26 Birmingham, AL—Workplay Theatre

April 27 Tallahassee, FL—The Engine Room

April 28 New Orleans, LA— Tipitina’s

April 30 Blacksburg, VA—Attitudes Bar

May 1 Lexington VA— Washington & Lee University

May 13 Portland, ME— Port City Music Hall

May 14 Providence, RI— Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel

May 15 Wilmington, DE—Bromberg’s Big Noise

May 20 Glenside, PA— Keswick Theatre

May 21 Richmond, VA—Brown’s Island

May 22 Carrboro, NC— Cat’s Cradle

May 23 Charlotte, NC— Visulite Theatre

May 27-28 Cumberland, MD— Allegany County Fairgrounds

May 30 Chillicothe, IL— Summer Camp

June 1 St Louis, MO— Old Rock House

June 3-4 Ozark, AK— Wakarusa Festival

June 6 Augusta, NJ—Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest

June 17 New York, NY— The Temptress (Rocks Off Boat)

June 19 Croton on Hudson, NY— Clearwater Festival

July 1-2 Quincy, CA— High Sierra Music Festival

July 10 Masontown, WV— All Good Music Festival and Campout

July 16 Oak Hill, NY— Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

July 23 Floyd, VA— Floydfest

July 24 Asbury Park, NJ— The Stone Pony

July 25 Trumansburg, NY— Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival

August 15 Commerce City, CO—Mile High Music Festival

August 20-21 Bond, CO—YarmonyGrass Music Festival

August 27 Boone, NC—Music on the Mountaintop Festival