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The Infamous Stringdusters

IBMA's Album, Song and Emerging Artist of 2007

About Me


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.
Untangling the threads of the Infamous Stringdusters’ origin is nearly impossible, thanks to the breadth of professional associations and friendships that brought its members together in various combinations. Still, a few highlights are worth noting, from the joint tenure that Andy Hall, Jeremy Garrett and Jesse Cobb shared in three time IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year Ronnie Bowman’s band, The Committee, to the initial encounter between Hall and Chris Pandolfi in Boston, where Hall had graduated from the Berklee School of Music not long before Pandolfi became the first student there admitted with the banjo as his principal instrument, to the lengthy search that resulted in Colorado jamgrass mainstay Travis Book’s joining the band, and the old friendships that led them to Andy Falco. Indeed, the six musicians’ resumes cut a swath across the bluegrass mainstream — and beyond...
this video is the ISD sittin in with the Sam Bush Band at Otis Mt. Music Festival August 18th
this video is Sam Bush and Scott Vestal sitting in with us at Floyd Fest in Virginia July 26thThis video is from Telluride June 22nd, featuring the greatest Dancer this world has ever known. seriously, this guy is amazing...
Video from KSUT Studios in March
Greyfox 2007 Encore
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Member Since: 7/27/2005
Band 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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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

My Blog

10.7.07 IBMA comes to a close and BU Cover

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

10.5.07 IS takes home 3 IBMA Awards including Album of the Year

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

9.27.07 Dates, IBMA, Demo Session

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

9.23.07 More Downloads are on their way

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

9/9/07 Rainy Day and Pagosa Pictures?

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

9/5/07 4 Corners!! and Fall California Tour Announced

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

8/29/07 - New Community Forum online

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

8/27/2007 Dusters Documentary now online!

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

8/19/07 Sam Bush Band and the ISD

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

8/16/07 ISD Nominated for Three IBMA Awards

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