Notes about Cindy Cashdollar
Austin-based Dobro and steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar's
career has taken some surprising twists and turns that have
led her to to work with many of the leading artists in contemporary
music including Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, Ryan Adams, Bob
Dylan, Asleep at the Wheel, Garrison Keillor, Marcia Ball,
Jorma Kaukonen, Leon Redbone, BeauSoleil, Daniel Lanois,
and Redd
Volkaert. Cindy's unerring ability to compliment a song
or step out with a tasteful, imaginative, and exciting solo
- and to do it in so many musical genres - has made her
one of the most in-demand musicians on the American roots
music scene.
Cindy first heard the unique sliding sound of the Dobro
in her hometown of Woodstock, New York where she honed her
skills playing with bluegrass legend John Herald, blues
great Paul Butterfield, Levon Helm and Rick Danko of The
Band, and many others who lived in the small but musically
hip Catskill mountain town. Eight years and thousands of
miles on the road with the premier western swing group Asleep
At The Wheel, helped her introduce the classic sounds of
the non-pedal steel to enthusiastic audiences worldwide
and brought her five Grammy Awards and opportunities to
work with musicians of the caliber of Willie Nelson, Merle
Haggard, Dolly Parton and The Dixie Chicks.
National Public Radio listeners can catch her frequent guest
appearances on Garrison Keillor's live radio program, "A
Prairie Home Companion." In great demand as a teacher,
Cindy has given many workshops and produced four instructional
DVDs distributed internationally by Homespun Tapes. Her
debut CD, Slide Show, featured guest artists comprising
a Who's Who of contemporary roots music including Marcia
Ball, Steve James, Mike Auldridge, and Sonny Landreth.
Whether adding driving leads behind Rod Stewart or alt.
rocker Ryan Adams, swinging an instrumental with Garrison
Keillor's Prairie Home Companion band, or trading blazing
licks with Texas Telecaster master Redd Volkaert, Cindy
does it all with grace, imagination, and taste. And, in
answer to her most frequently asked question, yes, Cashdollar
is a real name.
