The band first emerged in 2006 with the limited release of a five-song extended play CD The Infamous Stringdusters,[1] followed in 2007 by their first album Fork in the Road.

Eldridge soon departed in 2007 to join Chris Thile's Punch Brothers and was replaced by guitarist Andy Falco.

[16] During live shows, the Stringdusters are known to take to their Jam Band roots and visit long improvisational and instrumental sets.

[17] The band uses these long, improvisations to showcase every member's individual talents, through solo performances or other methods.

[19] Throughout the Stringdusters' years touring, the group has been described as "a future supergroup," "phenomenon," "intricately improvisational," and "flawless" by bluegrass critics.

The band's music is described by many to walk the fine line between soft traditional folk and bluegrass songwriting and resilient jamming.

[20] Among all of the group's released recordings, The Infamous Stringdusters,Things That Fly and Laws of Gravity have been the most critically acclaimed.