their limited instrumentals, however, did not provide the full sound they desired, and more musicians were needed. upon the recommendation of john d'earth, conductor of the university of virginia orchestra and a local musician, stefan lessard, a junior bassist at the time, joined the band. in 1991, miller's waiter peter griesar became the band's first keyboardist. because of other commitments, violinist boyd tinsley did not become a full-time member until 1992. matthews later admitted, "we had no plans of adding a violinist. we just wanted some fiddle tracked on this one song "tripping billies", and boyd was a friend of leroi. he came in and it just clicked. that completely solidified the band, gave it a lot more power."