The Infamous Stringdusters's Profile |
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IBMA's Album, Song and Emerging Artist of 2007 |
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| Location: | Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Last Login: | Oct 19, 2007 (360 days back) |
About Me |
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Though it may sound like hyperbole, the simple truth is this: there’s no other band quite like the Infamous Stringdusters. Emerging from a lively community of friends and colleagues that’s taken root in Nashville, they’re six musicians poised at the point where youthful energy is balanced with maturity, inspiration with discipline and creativity with experience — exactly the sweet spot where the greats of bluegrass have made their most lasting marks. Schooled in tradition yet able to stretch out in jam band style improvisation, endowed with razor-sharp vocals, fiery instrumental abilities and a rapidly growing repertoire of well-crafted original songs and tunes, the Infamous Stringdusters are as fresh an addition to the bluegrass — make that, the music — scene as has come along in many a year.
“They’re young, bright, articulate, immensely talented, and they can sing in the old style or in their own style,” says award-winning Blue Highway guitarist, singer and songwriter Tim Stafford, who produced Fork In The Road, the sextet’s February 2007 debut for Sugar Hill.
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Music:Member Since: 7/27/2005Band Website: thestringdusters.com Band Members: Andy Hall--dobro, vox Nickname: "Paypal," "Poopale," "Vincent Popoli," "Paps," "Yinda How!" Hometown: Binghamton, NY Past Gigs: Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs, Harley Allen, Ronnie Bowman Most Memorable Tour Experience: Sam Bush as an honorary Duster at Floyd Fest Biggest Musical Influence: The great source of all creativity, which exists in everyone Factoid: My first band was called Genocide! Currently on my iPod: Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps .......................................... Andy Falco--guitar, vox Nickname: "The Falcon," "Falconi" Hometown: Garden City, NY Past Gigs: Alecia Nugent, The Greencards Most Memorable Tour Experience: No Comment... Biggest Musical Influence: Mike Bloomfield Factoid: I was a science major in college Currently on my iPod: Here lately, The Infamous Stringdusters so I can learn everything, but also Strength in Numbers .......................................... Jesse Cobb--mandolin Nickname: "Cobb-ops," "Cobby," "C-bops," "Pop" Hometown: Dairyland, WI... no kidding! Past Gigs: Fox Family, Ronnie Bowman, Mike Snider, Jim Lauderdale Most Memorable Tour Experience: 3 week canadian tour with Fox Family mid-winter, in a a Chevy Blazer! Biggest Musical Influence: Sam Bush, my brother Shad Factoid: I use to dress as close to Sam Bush as I could get when I was a kid Currently on my iPod: Radiohead, OK Computer .......................................... Jeremy Garrett--fiddle, vox Nickname: "G-grass," "gahgrass" Hometown: Caldwell, ID Past Gigs: The Grasshoppers, Chris Jones, Ronnie Bowman, Bobby Osborne Most Memorable Tour Experience: Grey Fox. I met some great (and memorable) people, and went for a hike in the mountains. Biggest Musical Influence: I never say this enough, and it might sound cliche, but my father, Glen Garrett... Factoid: I have an extensive wood shop at my house, where I build furniture that I mostly give away. Currently on my iPod: G Love, Cold Play, Tony Rice, Cold on the Shoulder .......................................... Chris Pandolfi--banjo, vox Nickname: "Panda," "Panduski," "Pudski," "Pud," "Abe Lincoln" Hometown: Briarcliff, NY Past Gigs: Bering Strait, Drew Emmitt Band, Emmitt/Nershi Band Most Memorable Tour Experience: Playing with the Dusters and Tim O'Brien Biggest Musical Influence: Bela, Tom Adams Factoid: I didn't even know what bluegrass was when I bought my first banjo. Currently on my iPod: Bill Frisell, Unspeakable and Bill Evans Trio, Sunday at the Village Vanguard .......................................... Travis Book--acoustic bass, vox Nickname: "Booksy," "Booksy Baby," "T," "Big Lots," "Bookskind" (shared with my fiance) Hometown: Palmer Lake, CO Past Gigs: None! Most Memorable Tour Experience: Ripping the A-Z Chutes at Big Sky with Corey DiMario from Crooked Still on "bass players make the rest of the band look like amateurs day" at Big Sky Ski Resort. Look for a repeat performance next February... Biggest Musical Influence: John Paul Jones Factoid: I have a birthmark the size of a cellphone somewhere on my body... Currently on my iPod: Danny Gatton Redneck Jazz Explosion BOOKING: MONGREL MUSIC Fairfax, CA Brad Madison 410-485-5100 www.mongrelm.com Influences: Tony Rice, TRAKUSFJD, Tim O'Brien, Bela Fleck, New Grass Revival, Sarah Jarosz, U2, Lonesome River Band, Led Zeppelin, Portishead, John Hartford, Benny Galloway, The Seldom Scene, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jerry Douglas, Cadillac Sky!! The Golden Girls, etc. My World Visitor Map! Sounds Like: Vibrograss... Record Label: Sugar Hill Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Bluegrass / Acoustic / Fusion) |
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My Blog |
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10.7.07 IBMA comes to a close and BU Cover |
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| Well, we made it. Great week. Couple of our best shows on Friday and Saturday. The Friday night Station Inn show was legendary, had some friends sit it and just had a really amazing time. Phil was... Posted by The Infamous Stringdusters on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:33:00 PST |
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10.5.07 IS takes home 3 IBMA Awards including Album of the Year |
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| Last night at the Annual IBMA Awards, the Stringdusters swept up 3 awards including Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Emerging Artist. Winning all three categories they were nominated in, the f... Posted by The Infamous Stringdusters on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:46:00 PST |
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9.27.07 Dates, IBMA, Demo Session |
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| Hey yall,More dates rolling in for 2008. Great stuff like Winnipeg Folk Festival, Durango Bluegrass Meltdown and Rockygrass. Keep checking back and make your travel plans for these great festies...I... Posted by The Infamous Stringdusters on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:35:00 PST |
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9.23.07 More Downloads are on their way |
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| It's really busy here in Stringduster land. But we've gotten our hands on some more tapes lately and should get them up soon. This upcoming week is really busy, the week after that is IBMA, so it ma... Posted by The Infamous Stringdusters on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:57:00 PST |
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9/9/07 Rainy Day and Pagosa Pictures? |
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| If anyone has any good pictures from 4 Corners Folk Festival, let me know. We'd love to put up some new shots with master Falco but we don't have any.it's raining in Ohio, but we won't be stopped.t... Posted by The Infamous Stringdusters on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:54:00 PST |
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9/5/07 4 Corners!! and Fall California Tour Announced |
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| Hello friends!Home from an amazing weekend in Pagosa Springs at the 4 Corners Folk Festival (home of the 5th corner). This is my hometown festival so it's no surprise that the folks that taught me to... Posted by The Infamous Stringdusters on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:25:00 PST |
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8/29/07 - New Community Forum online |
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| Hey folks,I hope you're digging the documentary video that we announced a couple of days ago. There's other big news -- we have unveiled our brand new Stringduster Nation Community Message Board... Posted by The Infamous Stringdusters on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:01:00 PST |
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8/27/2007 Dusters Documentary now online! |
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| Hey folks,We're excited to announce the release of "Four Days of Infamy", a pretty slick little 30-minute documentary that follows our mini-tour through Colorado this past winter. It features in... Posted by The Infamous Stringdusters on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:52:00 PST |
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8/19/07 Sam Bush Band and the ISD |
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| Last night Sam had us sit in with his band for the super-encore at the Otis Mountain Music Festival in Elizabethtown, NY. Someone ran tape and posted it to youtube so I pasted it to our page so you c... Posted by The Infamous Stringdusters on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:06:00 PST |
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8/16/07 ISD Nominated for Three IBMA Awards |
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| Indeed, The Infamous Stringdusters have been nominated for IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) awards in three separate categories; Song of the Year (Fork in the Road), Album of the Y... Posted by The Infamous Stringdusters on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:10:00 PST |
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