Effective period / Period of releases: 1989 - 2003

Members: Carla Prather, Alison Chesley, Charlette Wortham, Kelly Hogan, Paul Mertens, Bruce Hughes, Ledie Garcia, Dave Max Crawford, Frank Orrall, Abra Moore, Julio Davis, Rick Gehrenbeck, Susan Voelz, Nora O'Connor, Steve Goulding, Luke Savisky, Eddie Carlson, Ted Cho, John Nelson (2), Daren Hess, Mark Williams (9), Hector Munoz, Adam Sultan, Steve Bernal, Arlene Newson, Ingrid Karklins, Sean Coffey (2), Dick Ross, Matthew Davis (4), Dag Juhlin, Brigid Murphy, Robert Cornelius, Kornell Hargrove, Brent Olds, Ryan Murphy (7), Tim Gant (3), Ron Hall (5), Ali Weiss Mann, Sofia De Leon Sanchez

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.