Coviello and his mandolin-playing songwriting partner JP Biondo formed the nucleus of Cabinet before the rest of the band came along. JP’s cousin, Pat Biondo,
recently moved to the area from Cleveland and was assimilated into the group after agreeing to learn a new skill. I played guitar for years and when I wanted to join
the band, they already had a guitar. Someone had a banjo lying around, so I started to learn how to play the banjo. Todd Kopec adds another bluegrassy element
dynamic with his fiddle while Dylan Skursky’s nimble fingers on the upright bass supplements the rest of the ensemble well. Oh, and did I mention that they all sing?
Three and four-part harmonies are a regular part of the show. Hearing a bluegrass band play in NEPA is an amazing shift from the interchangeable bar bands. In the
middle of one particularly long extended jam, I thought about how great it would have been to have that song playing in my car’s stereo as I drove around Harveys
Lake with the windows and sunroof open on a gorgeous summer day. "excerpt from article written by: Dave Thackara ©Electric City 2006"
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