I have a bit of an obsession with The Dead Man Street Orchestra - a close group of hobos / musical gypsy’s who catch rides on freight trains across the country and play their hearts out on the streets for fun. If you’re living in the warm South this winter you might be lucky enough to stumble on them.

I don’t think I could just go travelling with these guys for a few months and ever be the same again. The photos promise that.

This lifestyle is contagious - check out this amazing I found of other kids travelling by train. When I first came across these pics I thought they were the Deadman Street Orchestra but an anonymous commenter helped me out.

Musical influences:
“Beans, Rum, home made instruments, trash percussion, gypsy fiddle, sing a longs, old folks, trampin folks, young folks, workin folks, bums who ride for free, free time, free music, free morning coffee, rollin cigerettes, tuning A quarter 1/2 step sharp, loveable black and red dogs, back porches, sushi, and beans, a cold beer in a hot boxcar, and a tune ya just wanta play all day…”
The entire Dead Man Street Orchestra album is available in mp3’s and won’t cost you a single bean of course! Recorded in the woods at this year.
Brother can you

see also an older post about:
and another gallery post about them I cant find right now but plan to put here later. (Let me know if you know where it is!!)