The band, which got its start in Rhode Island, had to find another way to get home for the Newport Folk Festival when U.S. Airways refused to let a member on board with his guitar, the band tweeted Wednesday.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The story of a Rhode Island band's dustup with U.S. Airways had a happy ending Thursday when the airline agreed to refund a Deer Tick member's fare, and he got safely back to the state -- by train.

Singer-songwriter John McCauley said he and his wife, singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton, were returning to Rhode Island Wednesday from Nashville for the Newport Folk Festival. They were waiting to board a connecting flight in Philadelphia, he said, when U.S. Airways refused to let him on board with his guitar.

McCauley, writing as the band, tweeted Wednesday:

"Just got kicked off a @USAirways flight cuz they wouldn't let me bring my guitar on board. @Newportfolkfest here I come!!... via @Amtrak"

@Newportfolkfest replied: "They messed with the wrong Folking band."

Another user posted a link to an article on Reddit that said it's legal to bring guitars on flights. @deertickmusic answered: "i showed them that. I was told US Airways doesn't follow FAA rules (???)"

U.S. Airways has not responded to a Journal message seeking comment. But Thursday afternoon, tweeting as @deertickmusic, McCauley posted this: "they've refunded me and apologized for the incident. I'm just glad i'm in newport now!"

And he added: "theyre giving us a voucher for the cost of our train tix too. In the end, it was not so bad!"

This is Deer Tick's fourth consecutive year playing at the sold-out Newport Folk Festival, which begins Friday at Fort Adams State Park. The band also hosts a series of after parties at the festival.

The original version of this story was posted at 6:29 a.m. It was updated at 2:50, 3:59, 4:23, 4:37 and 4:53 p.m.