The String Cheese Incident
Colorado festival titans who pioneered "jamgrass" before fusing bluegrass, Latin, funk, calypso, and EDM into legendary multi-night destination events.
👥 Personnel & Lineage (6)
Tap any band to hopMichael Kang
Acoustic/Electric Mandolin, Fiddle, Vocals
Bill Nershi
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Kyle Hollingsworth
Keyboards, Accordion, Vocals
Keith Moseley
Bass, Vocals
Michael Travis
Drums, Percussion
Jason Hann
Percussion
📜 Archival Liner Notes & Thank-Yous
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The Historical Lineage of The String Cheese Incident
The String Cheese Incident emerged out of Crested Butte, Colorado, United States starting in 1993, contributing distinctive energy to the Jam Band and Progressive Bluegrass landscape. Anchored by personnel including Michael Kang, Bill Nershi, Kyle Hollingsworth, Keith Moseley, Their recorded output is documented across catalog releases on SCI Fidelity Records, acting as a tangible historical bridge in the independent music ecosystem.
Archival Entry Points & Significance
To explore The String Cheese Incident's place in the knowledge graph, begin by examining their personnel roster and shared scene bridges. Immediate lineage hops connect directly to Keller Williams (Label roster peer on SCI Fidelity Records), Lotus (Label roster peer on SCI Fidelity Records), The Disco Biscuits (Label roster peer on SCI Fidelity Records). Use the interactive Bridge Finder below to calculate the shortest path between The String Cheese Incident and other scene originators.
Where to Dig Next From The String Cheese Incident
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Curated narratives and step-by-step lineages exploring this scene's history:
Southern Jam Dynasty: The Allman Brothers Band to Gov't Mule & Tedeschi Trucks
From Duane Allman's transcendent Capricorn Records slide guitar to the modern dual-guitar renaissance led by Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule) and Derek Trucks (Tedeschi Trucks Band).
Virtuoso Weirdness: Primus, Phish & The Police Collide in Oysterhead
When New Orleans Jazz Fest invited Les Claypool to assemble a dream band in 2000, he united Primus's mutant slap-bass with Phish's Trey Anastasio and The Police's Stewart Copeland.