The multi-talented Chris Pandolfi has come up with another clever video concept to employ with The Infamous Stringdusters, with whom he plays banjo. We posted a video last week where Chris fastened a flip camera to his banjo neck and captured
The Infamous Stringdusters
Chris Pandolfi introduces Banjo-Cam!
Chris Pandolfi, erstwhile banjoist for The Infamous Stringdusters and budding videographer, has introduced a fun new feature to 'Dusters' live shows. In something he calls a Stringdusters video autograph, Chris will attach your Flip camera to his banjo headstock for a
The Soggy Bottom Fest
Greetings from a beautiful, but SOGGY DelFest. What a great afternoon we've had. Sierra Hull and Highway 111 treated us to songs from their recent release and a threw in a couple of oldies and a few gospel number for good
Chris Pandolfi talks branding – and controversy
Legitimate old-timers and serious students of bluegrass music recognize Bill Monroe as a bona fide rebel. When he first burst onto the music scene in the 1940s, he was both a visionary and a revolutionary. Using the mandolin as a lead
Infamous Stringdusters tracking live this week
The Infamous Stringdusters will be recording their stage shows this next few days for a live CD expected this Fall on Sugar Hill. The first show tracked was in Charlottesville, VA on April 29, and they captured audio last night in
Merlefest Day 4
Here's a day 4 report on Merlefest 2011 from Georgia Lowrance, delayed by poor connectivity on Sunday. She provided us daily updates, with photos, from her position on the ground in Wilkesboro last weekend. The bulk of the photos
KFC, wet wipes and The Infamous Stringdusters
Kentucky Fried Chicken - or KFC, as they now prefer to be called - is running a clever online promotion for their new sauceless wings. They invited folks to suggest a video concept for finding new uses for the KFC
Infamous Stringdusters Ski Tour 2011
The Infamous Stringdusters have begun a lengthy tour of the west coast and upper midwest, scheduled to run though the month of January and much of February as well. They have dubbed this jaunt the Ski Tour, the second time
PopMatters Best of Bluegrass 2010
Once again PopMatters, the webzine of popular culture, has included bluegrass in their lists of the Best Music of 2010. And as you might expect from a more mainstream publication, their picks are heavy on the edgier, contemporary side of
Bluegrass Grammy news
The nominees for the 53rd Grammy Awards were announced last night, with a number of bluegrass artists prominent on the list, even outside the bluegrass category. Dierks Bentley received a Best Country Album nomination for his Up On The Ridge CD,