We’d like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. Our wish for all of you is that 2012 is that special year you’ve all be waiting for. Here’s to family, friendship, love, health and good music. We hope to see all of you again in 2012 as we continue our railroad adventures. Here’s some … Continue Reading »

We finally made it to the finish line with the Luca posters! The Luca posters are arriving in Austin in batches right now, and the poster/ticket “bundles” will start shipping next week! Recordings are being mixed right now. There’ll be multiple tracks from each band for each of the RRT shows and a few surprises … Continue Reading »

“We came by rails, brothers and sisters, and we come to rock”- Ketch Secur of Old Crow Medicine Show Here’s an inside look at what our lives were like on the Railroad Revival train, which carried over 120 people from Oakland to New Orleans. The train was 1,328 feet long and made up of 14 … Continue Reading »

Stewart Cole (ESMZ) shows off his signed poster/ Jade Castrinos (ECMZ) hands out paintings “When The Saints Go Marching In,” led by Mumford and Son’s trumpet section, broke out in the Pony Express car as we rolled into New Orleans. Onboard, it felt like the last day of camp, with everyone signing each others posters … Continue Reading »

We rolled into Austin, Texas Monday afternoon and, save for the Mumford boys who had to rush over to film an episode of Austin City Limits, settled into our hotel rooms and prepped to enjoy the day off. It was our first night off the train since we began, and though we were all a … Continue Reading »

Ketch Secor (OCMS) and Amelia blowing eggs Sunday, we rolled into Texas for the first of two shows in the Lone Star state. When I awoke, Easter celebrations were in full swing on the train. In the dining car, there was egg decorating with Ketch Secor from Old Crow Medicine Show teaching 7-year-old Amelia how … Continue Reading »

Willie Watson (OCMS), Cory Younts (OCMS), Winston Marshall (M+S), Ben Lovett (M+S), Gill Landry (OCMS) We are officially halfway into the tour, but time doesn’t matter much on the train, with the long desert expanses stretching out before us and the jam sessions, fueled by Maker’s Mark, running until sunrise and beyond. In fact, I … Continue Reading »

It’s Saturday morning and everyone is just beginning to settle into the rhythm of the rails, or as we’ve been saying, getting our “train legs” on. We awoke somewhere across the southwest to find a beautiful landscape outside the window, with vast mountains in the distance and a desert sun rising slowly behind them. All … Continue Reading »

Oakland marked the first night of the Railroad Revival Tour and the crowd welcomed the traveling crew with open arms and an 8,000 person thumb’s up (courtesy of Mumford & Sons). Buskers TV Mike and the Scarecrows and Francisco of the Ferocious Few serenaded folks as they entered the concert grounds, which featured a vintage … Continue Reading »

We’re parked here in the Oakland Amtrak yard while our train is prepped for our move to Middle Harbor Shoreline Park. The sounds, smells and sights push the excitement and anticipation to new levels. Years in the making, getting to this moment has been a huge undertaking that would be hard to describe in a … Continue Reading »

Here is everyone’s first look at the limited edition poster designed by Luca Zamoc that will be printed to canvas for those who purchased the bundled ticket package. Luca took a minute to explain what his process was in creating this poster and what it means to him. From Luca: All my creative process is … Continue Reading »