The Infamous Stringdusters Rise Sun (CD)

The Infamous Stringdusters scale new heights on their ninth album, "Rise Sun." For the album, the GRAMMY® Award-winning quintet - Andy Falco (guitar), Chris Pandolfi (banjo), Andy Hall (dobro), Jeremy Garrett (fiddle) and Travis Book (upright bass) - expanded their distinctive sound and perfected a seamless fusion of all-American bluegrass and rock.

Once again, they sail into uncharted territory anchored only by their expressive patchwork of all-American-bluegrass interwoven with strands of rock, jazz, funk, country, old-time and more.

As they approached this latest work, the group's ambition matched their outsized creative curiosity.
"Rise Sun was sparked by a sense of wanting something better for the world - more love, more awareness and more compassion," Hall says. "
It's a message to take care of each other, our planet and ourselves. We all shared that feeling, which is reflected in the songs we brought to the project. It's the feeling of a rising sun as opposed to a dark night. Sometimes a message of hope is less popular than one of despair, but it's still desperately needed."