Chris Eldridge

Guitarist Chris Eldridge has built his career both within and on the fringes of bluegrass and folk music, and is best known for his work with <a href="spotify:artist:7yTltkMBvChBkA86Tz8WfW">the Infamous Stringdusters</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4gFssfOmWNY3LfIZ3zyoy4">the Punch Brothers</a>. The son of <a href="spotify:artist:2oxmEjNo7UXIiZi7X7ovGq">Seldom Scene</a> founder Ben Eldridge, Chris studied guitar at Oberlin Conservatory with bluegrass legend <a href="spotify:artist:6N9hyojoLChEhlsS8vYnyr">Tony Rice</a> and, after graduation, joined his father's band for their 2007 LP, Scenechronized, which was nominated for a Grammy Award. That same year, <a href="spotify:artist:7yTltkMBvChBkA86Tz8WfW">the Infamous Stringdusters</a> made their recorded debut on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Sugar+Hill+Records%22">Sugar Hill Records</a>. Although Eldridge had been a founding member of the band since its early days in Boston, he left <a href="spotify:artist:7yTltkMBvChBkA86Tz8WfW">the Stringdusters</a> in 2008 to join mandolinist <a href="spotify:artist:1dyGPAYZZHHW6WIqwKN5QF">Chris Thile</a>'s new progressive bluegrass outfit, <a href="spotify:artist:4gFssfOmWNY3LfIZ3zyoy4">the Punch Brothers</a>. <a href="spotify:artist:4gFssfOmWNY3LfIZ3zyoy4">The Punch Brothers</a>' innovative style netted them widespread acclaim and success over the coming years, with Eldridge emerging as a distinctive guitar ace and strong vocalist. In addition to the albums he has recorded with the group, he has worked with a diverse group of musicians and producers including <a href="spotify:artist:4zMX9gWf1DKhvsYHUCbBF7">T-Bone Burnett</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3g2kUQ6tHLLbmkV7T4GPtL">Fiona Apple</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2BGRfQgtzikz1pzAD0kaEn">Elvis Costello</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6RhcZuUOb20IZvR8BbdnJX">John Paul Jones</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:31TPClRtHm23RisEBtV3X7">Justin Timberlake</a>, among others. In 2013 he began a musical partnership with fellow singer/guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:2TSuAchdgVzsAa9wDK1IeT">Julian Lage</a>, and the duo released a debut EP, followed a year later by a full-length release, Avalon. They followed it up in 2017 with Mount Royal, a mix of folk-oriented songs and eclectic acoustic guitar duets, on the <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Free+Dirt%22">Free Dirt</a> label. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi