Frank Orrall

(Poi Dog Pondering)

Frank Orrall is a Musician / Poet / Composer, and, the founder, front man / guitarist for the Rock & Soul group; Poi Dog Pondering

He is also: Percussionist and Singer for the D.C. based; Thievery Corporation.

(His other side projects include: Palm Fabric Orchestra, Mourning Doves, Soft Explosion and, 8fatfat8).

Raised in the Hawaiian Ocean, Frank Orrall is the Son of a Solar Physicist Father, and a Folk song singing Mother. Learning Guitar from his Mother, and a love of poetry and nature from his Father; Frank began to record a series of homemade solo cassette albums out of his bedroom in 1984, and released them on consignment at local record stores around Honolulu and Southern California, under the alias; Poi Dog Pondering. Since then he has lived between San Francisco, New York, Austin Tx., and Chicago. Collaborating along the way with a wide array of fantastic Musicians & Co-conspirators; releasing 8 full length albums as PDP,  and traveling extensively with them (and Thievery Corporation); For the love of Music, Prose & Adventure.