Railroad Earth brought their show to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA, this past Thanksgiving weekend for a two-night run that was packed with special guests throughout both two-set performances, with appearances from supporting acts Amy Helm and Ghost Light and more, plus a couple of debuts for the band. Friday night kicked off with the 17th-century Irish instrumental "Tabhair dom do Lámh," which RRE mandolinist John Skehan previously noted was the final tune he got to play with the band's late multi-instrumentalist Andy Goessling, who passed away earlier this fall. The band then welcomed out Infamous Stringdusters guitarist Andy Falco for "Old Dangerfield," followed by banjoist Tony Trischka for a few tunes, including the RRE debut of Trischka's instrumental "Fletcher's Bright Life." Friday's second set opened with more Trischka for several tunes, then Railroad Earth welcomed up Ghost Light's Tom Hamilton and Holly Bowling for "Butterfly and the Tree," "Warhead Boogie," "Potter's Field" and set closer "The Wheel." Trischka and RRE then closed out the evening with an encore of "Give That Boy a Hand." On Saturday night, the band switched up the guests by opening the show with keyboardist Damian Calcagne on "Mighty River" and keeping the musician on stage for nearly every tune of the night. Falco later returned to the stage and would end up adding guitar and dobro to much of the evening's songs as well. Helm emerged to join the collective at the end of set one for the traditional song "Wait Till the Clouds Roll By," another debut for RRE. See both nights' full setlists below, along with a couple fan-shot videos. Railroad Earth will head to Mexico next week for Strings and Sol in Puerto Morelos starting December 7. Railroad Earth Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA Friday: Set I: Tabhair dom do Lámh, Cold Water*, Old Dangerfield*, Lordy Lordy^, Bread and Water^, Just So You Know^, The Good Life*^, Fletcher's Bright Life*^+, Head*^, Storms*^ Set II: Happy Song^, Bird in a House^, Old Man and the Land^, RV*^, Butterfly and the Tree#&, Goat#&> Warhead Boogie#&, Potter's Field#&> The Wheel#& Enc: Give That Boy a Hand^ Notes: * with Andy Falco on acoustic guitar ^ with Tony Trischka on banjo + first time played, instrumental written by Tony Trischka # with Holly Bowling on keyboards & with Tom Hamilton on electric guitar Saturday: Set I: Mighty River*, Saddle of the Sun*> Luxury Liner*^, Crossing the Gap^> Seven Story Mountain*^, Cuckoo Medley^, Wait Till The Clouds Roll By*^+# Set II: Said What You Mean*, Elko*> Chasin' a Rainbow*, Farewell to Isinglass*^> Grandfather Mountain*^, Long Walk Home*, Where Songs Begin*^> Fisherman's Blues *^> Like a Buddha*^> Wayfaring Stranger*^ Enc: Bringin' My Baby Back Home*^ Notes: * with Damian Calcagne on keyboards ^ with Andy Falco on acoustic guitar and Dobro + with Amy Helm on shared lead vocals # first time played, words by J. T. Wood, music by H. J. Fulmer (1881)
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