{"id":685,"date":"2013-12-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2013\/2013\/12\/06\/railroad-earth-peter-rowan-recreate-old-and-in-the-way\/"},"modified":"2013-12-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T00:00:00","slug":"railroad-earth-peter-rowan-recreate-old-and-in-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2013\/2013\/12\/06\/railroad-earth-peter-rowan-recreate-old-and-in-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Railroad Earth, Peter Rowan Recreate ‘Old and in the Way’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cPanama Red, he\u2019ll steal your woman then he\u2019ll rob your head,\u201d which is just what Peter Rowan did November 30th<\/sup> at The Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA. Peter Rowan<\/a> stole the hearts of all the boys and girls as he fronted Railroad Earth<\/a> in a recreation of Old and in the Way, <\/i>the timeless bluegrass album from 1975.\u00a0 There were tears of joy and hands on hearts as the collaboration channeled the late, great Jerome \u201cSpud Boy\u201d Garcia.<\/p>\n

\"peterA Thanksgiving weekend tradition has emerged with Railroad Earth\u2019s Horn-O-Plenty Getaway.\u00a0The much-anticipated second night began with a solo set from Peter Rowan<\/a>. His guest performer, Tibetan singer Yungchen Lhamo (meaning \u201cGoddess of melody and song\u201d) captivated the spirit within.\u00a0 Her high-pitched vocals pierced the ego and reached the soul as her dark eyes and doll face breached the ugly in her song about forgiveness.\u00a0 It was in that moment the audience was able to purge their own darkness and their own sins. She made the whole room beautiful, giving permission to live, to feel, and to love from the soul. Heads were robbed, but hearts were broken open, ready to receive. The transformative chanting prepared the crowd for what happened next.<\/p>\n

\"peterPeter Rowan and the Railroad Earth fellas emerged to the darkened stage. The backdrop was a lighted bear paw that alternated colors throughout the set. Start to finish, they played Old and in the Way<\/i> in the order the songs appear on the album.\u00a0 As \u201cPig in a Pen\u201d unfolded, it was clear that the level of musicianship was astounding in their arrangement and interpretation.\u00a0 Todd Sheaffer humbly stood farther back on stage, giving what could only be one of his legendary idols full access to his own band’s talents. The visibly happy Sheaffer was enough to break a heart into a million pieces of joy and then passed around to each member of the audience. At one point Sheaffer raised his fist into the air as if he too was an onlooker rather than a participant.<\/p>\n