Biography

  "Cindy Cashdollar is that rarity, a musician’s musician…a guitarist who moves effortlessly between genres, hopping around with seeming ease, quality and self-assurance,"
– Iain Patience, Elmore Magazine

    “Waltz for Abilene showcases Cindy’s ability to kick down with any band, style, or sound.” – The Alternate Root 

  “All-Purpose String Wonder Woman  ... she plies her craft like the string wizard she is “ - Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N’ Roll, The Aquarian

“It might be a star-studded lineup, but Cindy Cashdollar is the real star here … you’ve never heard anything like her.” Elmore MagazineSlide-Steel Guitarist Cindy Cashdollar Steps Out On New Release Waltz For Abilene
“It might be a star-studded lineup, but Cindy Cashdollar is the real star here … you’ve never heard anything like her.” Elmore Magazine
(Woodstock, New York) Dobro, lap steel, and steel guitar are all tools of the trade for Cindy Cashdollar, five-time Grammy recipient, who steps out for her long awaited second album, Waltz For Abilene on Silver Shot Records. She has gathered an all-star line-up of guest artists, good friends all, including Sonny Landreth, Amy Helm, Albert Lee, Marcia Ball, John Sebastian, Omar Kent Dykes, Rory Block, and Ray Benson. The thirteen tracks, a combination of both instrumentals and vocals, travel a vast landscape of blues, bayou, swing and traditional, ending on a poignant note with Cindy's own composition "Waltz For Abilene".
If you were a note, say a Bb, or better yet, a big round low D and you knew you had but one life to live, one brief moment in this godforsaken world, there would be nothing better than spending your time as music made by Cindy Cashdollar. Be it a chord, a solo or a symphony, you’d be sure that you were produced by an exquisitely fine touch and a commanding hand coming from a true musical heart.
Cindy was the first woman to be inducted into the Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 2011. She was inducted into The Texas Music Hall of Fame in 2012 and was nominated as Instrumentalist of the Year by the Americana Music Association in 2016.
Her years on the road with Asleep At The Wheel, Dave Alvin, Ryan Adams and Van Morrison amongst others, and appearances on countless albums by a myriad of artists, reflects the respect she has earned from her peers for her ability to complement many different styles. She is THAT good; and so is this album!