The Back Pages: Celebrating the Music of Bob Dylan

"Troye Shanks & the Back Pages" was assembled in 2018 to perform at Bobfest 21 and has been performing ever since. It is also considered the alter-ego of the popular Madison band "Trailer Kings" because it consists of current and past Trailer Kings members.

The Back Pages are; Troye Shanks (Trailer Kings, The Grooving Needles, Jessi Lynn, Gary & the Gators), Ron Vogel (Island Jack, Vehicle 6, Trailer Kings), Tim Bredemus (Section 8, Diamonds & Lead, Trailer Kings) and Jeffrey Powers (Trailer Kings).

Troye fondly remembers singing "Blowin' in the Wind" for the first time in his sixth grade classroom at Wilson Elementary school. It wasn't long before he was hiding the transistor radio under his pillow at night to listen to songs like Hurricane and Tangled Up in Blue.

Fast forward to 2009 when he met his current wife Juli who introduced him to the annual Bobfest at the Spring Green General Store. Juli had been to everyone since the beginning and now the two of them attend every year.

The Back Pages are adding new songs every year and continue to create their own interpretations of Bob Dylan's songs. One thing for sure is that Bob's songs are so diverse that almost every style of musician can find something to make their own and that is what the Back Pages have done and continue to do.

Hurricane (2019)