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 * The Infamous Stringdusters are a bluegrass band from Charlottesville, Virginia.
 * They have released four studio albums and one live album since 2007.
 * Members include Andy Falco, Chris Pandolfi, Andy Hall, Jeremy Garrett, and Travis Book.
 * Past members include Jesse Cobb and Chris Eldridge.
 * The band previously recorded on the Sugar Hill Records label.
 * In the fall of 2011, the band created High Country Records and have since then released two albums under that label.
 * Over time, the band has become known more for unique, live performances, rather than studio albums.
 * The band has been won three International Bluegrass Music Awards and have been nominated for one Grammy.
 * The band has toured with major bluegrass music acts such as The Del McCoury Band and Yonder Mountain String Band.
 * The Stringdusters have incorporated pledge drives into their recording process, giving donors incentives and rewards for contributing to the funding of studio records.

Outline: Biography --Description of music, Members, Recording label. Creation of the band, location in Charlottesville,Past members, influences.

Description of record label change. --Sugar Hill to High Country

Live Performances --Description of live performances, uniqueness aimed for by the band on every show. list of touring partners and festivals participated in. Description of the Stringdusters' own "Festy Experience," a concert festival produced by the band in Charlottesville, Va.

Discography (with Description of each record) --Fork in the Road (Studio, Sugar Hill Records), --The Infamous Stringdusters (Studio, Sugar Hill Records) --Things That Fly (Studio, Sugar Hill Records) --We'll Do It Live (Live, High Country Records) --Silver Sky (Studio, High Country Records)

Formation
The creation of the Infamous Stringdusters is first based on the relationships that banjo player Chris Pandolfi, dobro player Andy Hall, and former guitarist Chris Ethridge formed while in Boston, Massachusetts. Pandolfi and Ethridge were both students at Berklee School of Music. Pandolfi and Ethridge soon followed Andy Hall to Nashville, Tennessee, where they met Hall's Ronnie Brown Committee bandmates Jesse Cobb (mandolin) and Jeremy Garrett (fiddle). The group then held an audition for a possible bassist in the fall of 2005, where they found Travis Book. Book had been residing in Durango, Colorado. Ethridge soon departed in 2007 and was replaced by guitarist Andy Falco.

Live Performances
Live performances have become the main focus of the band. The Infamous Stringdusters focus their recording on how their tracks will play live, with audience interaction. While touring, the band has shared the stage artists such as Yonder Mountain String Band, Sam Bush, David Grisman, Tim O'Brien, Emmitt Nershi, Railroad Earth, and Tea Leaf Green. Venues where the band has appeared include Red Rocks Ampitheatre and the Best Buy Theater.

Fork In The Road
Fork In The Road is the first studio album released by the Stringdusters. The record launched on February 13, 2007 under the label of Sugar Hill Records. The album was recorded over a time span of six months, with each member bringing their own work to the studio to record.

The Infamous Stringdusters
The Infamous Stringdusters is the second studio album created by the Stringdusters. It was released on June 10, 2008 under the Sugar Hill Records label. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Bluegrass chart, and number 62 on the Billboard Country chart following its release. Among the record's producers was musician Tim O'Brien.

Silver Sky
Silver Sky is the fourth studio album produced by the Stringdusters and was released on March 13th, 2012 under the High Country Recordings label. The album was produced with the help of music producer Billy Hume, who is better know for his work in hip-hop with artists David Banner, Nas, and Ludacris.

We'll Do It Live
We'll Do It Live is the first live recording album by the Infamous Strindusters and was the first release on the High Country Recordings label on October 11th, 2012. The album features live selections from shows in Charlottesville, Virginia, Burlington, Vermont, New York, New York, and Falls Church, Virginia during April and May of 2011. Producers on the album included Executive Producer Michael Allenby, Drew Becker, and the Infamous Stringdusters.