Railroad Earth frontman Todd Sheaffer returned to his home state of New Jersey for the final Todd Sheaffer & Friends show of the year on Wednesday.
The illustrious hobo bard arrived at The Homestead in Morristown, NJ along with drummer Ned Stroh, keyboardist Damian Calcagne, mandolinist and keyboardist John Skehan, and Sheaffer’s From Good Homes bandmate Brady Rymer on bass. The ensemble played two sets of mostly original material drawn from Sheaffer’s solo catalog, with some Railroad Earth tunes and a couple covers including the Grateful Dead‘s “Fire on the Mountain”, which featured special guest percussion Steve Nelson on washboard.
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View the full setlist and check out a gallery of photos courtesy of photographer Ken Spielman below.
Though Wednesday marked the last Todd Sheaffer & Friends show of 2022, the prolific singer-songwriter has upcoming tour dates with Railroad Earth, including the 11th Annual Horn o’ Plenty at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA (11/25–26), Strings & Sol in Puerto Morelos, Mexico (12/7–11), and a two-night New Year’s Eve run with Peter Rowan at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL (12/30–31). The band’s tour will continue into 2023 with a run of West Coast dates. For a full list of upcoming shows and tickets, visit Railroad Earth’s website.
Setlist: Todd Sheaffer & Friends | The Homestead | Morristown, NJ | 11/16/22
Set 1: Where Songs Begin, True Love, Let Go, Things Have Changed, The Day is Alive, Jumping Mad, Grandfather Mountain, There She Goes
Set 2: Broken Road, Bird in the House, Head > Fire on the Mountain*, Hangtown Ball, Scudder’s Lane, Celebrate
ENCORE: Radio On
* w/ Steve Nelson on Washboard
