Jeremy Garrett
is a fiddle player and singer in a band called The Infamous Stringdusters (Sugar Hill recording artists). Since moving to
Nashville, Jeremy Garrett has turned heads with his soulful lead and
tenor vocals, dynamic fiddle playing, and intense stage presence.
You can hear the title track, written by Jeremy and his dad Glen,
and Hank Thompson’s honky- tonk country ballad,
"Today", on
MySpace.
Orders for 'I
Am A Stranger' can be placed from
THIS
LINK and
downloads will be available from iTunes and Amazon on April 14.
Jeremy will have copies of the CD at his shows, but primary
distribution will be digital.
"It’s
my best attempt at not being too shallow,” laughs The Infamous
Stringdusters’ Jeremy Garrett when you ask him about his first solo
project, but don’t take him at his word. Indeed, it doesn’t take
more than a moment’s worth of listening to 'I Am A Stranger' for
anyone to realize that the young singer, songwriter and fiddler has
accomplished much more than that. The album serves up a healthy
portion of cutting edge bluegrass along with a few curves that will
leave even the most jaded listener satisfied with the project’s
depth. Garrett highlights his Stringdusters bandmates on a tasty
selection of material while leaving plenty of room for contributions
by a carefully chosen assortment of friends and colleagues who just
happen to be among bluegrass and country’s finest. Click Here
to view Full Press Release
2008
When 'The Infamous Stringdusters' came out June 10 on Sugar Hill Records, some may have
assumed from the title that it was a debut recording. Yet the bands
second album feels like an introduction of a sort. Whereas 'Fork in
the Road'
was made during their first potent months together, the new CD
represents all the band
has become during two years of intense touring, meticulous wood
shedding and brotherly jamming. It's their first record
with accomplished guitarist Andy Falco, whose blues-infused licks
and stunning virtuosity has added a new facet to the band's musical
personality. It's the first with the band's dream producer Tim
O'Brien, a Grammy-winning musician who has pioneered and embodied
the progressive
school of roots and bluegrass that underlies the Stringdusters
sound. And of course it's the first with these songs - nine band
originals supplemented by a few carefully chosen tunes from
colleagues in the acoustic music
community.
2007
The Infamous
Stringdusters have released their first record titled 'Fork in the
Road' and won three awards at the IBMA (International Bluegrass
Music Association) Convention and Award show. The awards included,
Song of the Year, Emerging Artist of the year and a tie with J.D.
Crowe for album of the year, a first in history.
2006
Jeremy released a
gospel record that he recorded with his dad Glen, self titled
'Jeremy Garrett and Glen Garrett' which is an all bluegrass gospel
album and has 23 guests. Some of them include: The Infamous Stringdusters, Chris Jones, Alicia Nugent, Audie Blaylock, Wyatt
Rice, Jim Hurst and many more.
< 2006
Raised
in Idaho, he began fiddling as a child, cementing his skills with a
stint in the Bluegrass and Country Music degree program at South
Plains College in Levelland, Texas, where he was named Bluegrass
Male Vocalist of the Year in 1996. From Texas, he returned to Idaho,
joining his father Glen and other area musicians to form The
Grasshoppers.
Upon his arrival in Nashville, Jeremy collaborated with
the Chris Jones Coalition, touring nationally and immersing himself
in songwriting and additional stage and studio work. Jeremy teamed
up with Ronnie Bowman and The Committee in 2004, and with Bowman and
other members of The Committee, was part of a small acoustic
ensemble backing Grammy-winning country singer Lee Ann Womack on her
year-end tour. Jeremy has also played and toured with such artists
as J.D. Crowe, Bobby Osborne, Audie Blaylock, Jim Hurst, The
Waybacks and many others.
In 2005, Jeremy made the commitment to be a part of the
group that is poised to become the most talented and creative new
band on the bluegrass scene: The Infamous Stringdusters.
-by, Jon Weisberger-
2009