Playing To Nobody (And Sometimes Everybody) One man, one guitar, and a rail pass through the chaos, charm, and community of the DIY music world. In Train Traveling Troubadour, singer-songwriter Dominic DeLaney takes readers on a heartfelt, hilarious, and occasionally harrowing ride across North America—armed with nothing but a guitar, a bag of merch, and a stubborn belief that music and Amtrak can still get you where you need to go. Told in city-by-city chapters, this memoir traces a scrappy, series of tours spanning across the United States, capturing late-night house shows, border-crossing blunders, underground music scenes, and the friendships formed in station lobbies and stranger’s living rooms. Whether dodging a potential 10-year prison sentence in Canada, playing to three people and a goat in a punk rock petting zoo, or navigating the emotional terrain of DIY touring life, Train Traveling Troubadour finds humor and meaning in the mess. Perfect for fans of travel writing, indie music, or anyone who’s ever chased a dream on a shoestring, this is a story of movement, music, and making it work—one train, one town, one song at a time.