Jim Gaudet and The Railroad Boys - Singer Songwriter - Americana

THE NEWS - 2013
"Jim Gaudet and the Railroad Boys are doing the Capital Region bluegrass scene mighty proud. They've gone from local hero status to national bluegrass band on the rise." Sarah Craig, Caffe Lena.

   Currently The Railroad Boys are very excited about the upcoming release of their fourth CD, “Reasons That I Run”. The scheduled release date is set for Friday, March 1 at “The Linda”, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio in Albany, NY. In February, The Railroad Boys are very pleased to be performing at the Boston Bluegrass Union’s Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in Framingham, MA. on both Saturday and Sunday.
   Past performances in 2012 found the Railroad Boys performing at the WinterGrass Festival in Seattle inciting ovations and encores. As newcomers to WinterGrass, Jim Gaudet confessed "It was really something being so welcomed by west coast music fans who were hearing us for the first time. They performed 2 shows at the prestigious Grey Fox Festival Bluegrass Festival in Oak Hill, NY. One on the main stage and the other on the Grey Fox dance stage.
   The Boys also, played 2 shows at the Smoked Country Bluegrass Festival in Cross Fork, PA and the Brantling Bluegrass Festival in Sodus, NY, which all brought encore ovations from the crowd. In August the RR Boys performed a live radio concert at the Indian Lake Theater, Indian Lake NY. The 90 minute show was broadcast simultaneously on North Country Public Radio throughout all of upstate New York. September brought IBMA convention showcase performances and the RR Boys were invited to perform on the Katy Daley radio show (WAMU, Bluegrass/Country, Washington, DC) which aired live from Nashville at the IBMA convention.