Poi Dog Pondering

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Poi Dog Pondering
Poi Dog Pondering performing at the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival
Background information
Origin	Hawaii, U.S. Austin, Texas Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Alternative rock, soul
Occupation	Musicians
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Platetectonic Music Texas Hotel Records, Columbia, Tommy Boy Records, Barnone, Premonition Records
Members	Frank Orrall Susan Voelz Paul Mertens John Nelson Ted Cho Dave Max Crawford Kornell Hargrove Dag Juhlin Ron Hall Rick Geherenbeck Charlette Wortham Robert Cornelius Carla Prather Ryan Murphy
Website	Official site

Poi Dog Pondering is an American musical group which is noted for its cross-pollination of diverse musical genres, including various forms of acoustic and electronic music. Frank Orrall founded the band in Hawaii in 1984, initially as a solo project. In 1985 Orrall formed the first line-up of PDP to perform its first concert at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The band embarked on a yearlong street performance busking tour across North America. They eventually settled down in Austin, Texas in 1987, where they recorded their first three albums. In 1992, the band relocated to Chicago and they began to incorporate orchestral arrangements and elements of electronic, house music, and soul music into their acoustic rock style. The membership of Poi Dog Pondering has evolved from album to album, with Frank Orrall a constant player since the inception of the band.