I am reminded of that wonderful line from the A Team, delivered by George Peppard in the role of John "Hannibal" Smith, clenching a cigar in his mouth as he says, "I love it when a plan comes together." But I really do. I am a tireless rooter for people to accomplish cool things, and when they are rewarded for them, I have been known to actually jump up and down. Yes, I was a cheerleader in High School. Does that explain it, or am I just hopelessly sentimental? One of the reasons I am so impressed with artists of every stripe, is that they create out of thin air, it is something from nothing. The icing on the cake is that then it can touch people- it can excite, inspire, make you happy or sad. There is something so primal about this all, and miraculous at the same time.

The Infamous Stringdusters are all that. A finely honed hydra of an organic delivery machine, they are expressive, improvisational and exciting to watch. And they have been nominated for their first ever GRAMMY® in the Best Country Instrumental category for their song "Magic #9," off the album Things That Fly. The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held Feb. 13th, 2011 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. To get an inside look at the recording of the album, click here for a video introduction.

The Stringdusters are performing out west from January through March, which they are calling The Ski Tour. That includes a performance at the 5th Annual Big Sky Big Grass Festival on February 18th in Big Sky, MT. Ooh, we hear they are on the line-up for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival for 2011, too. Hot band, hot time, with hot stuff going on. Here are The Infamous Stringdusters, filmed during September's Americana Fest in Nashville, with their GRAMMY Nominated tune...the Music Fog version!

- Jessie Scott