Ep. 98: Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters Weird Music Podcast is all about learning from inspirational musicians and music industry entrepreneurs about how to channel creative energy. In this episode, we are joined by the Grammy-award-winning banjo player of The Infamous Stringdusters, Chris Pandolfi. Chris is also the host of the podcast - Inside The Musician’s Brain. In this episode, Chris takes us on a deep dive into the history, tradition, and progression of Bluegrass. He also opens up about his thoughts on originality, authenticity, leadership, mental health, and his creative process. Chris is the absolute man and this episode is one of our favorites. Hope you enjoy! 

Check out Toward The Fray by The Infamous Stringdusters here: https://fanlink.to/TowardTheFray 

Chris Pandolfi’s solo project, TRAD+ here: http://chrispandolfi.com/?page_id=1509 

And his podcast Inside The Musician’s Brain here: https://www.osirispod.com/podcasts/inside-the-musicians-brain/ 

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