Phish Many phans think Phish’s story begins at Nectar’s but their start can be traced back to the student lounges of the University of Vermont’s Redstone campus. Here is were freshman, Ernest Anastasio III (Trey) met sophomore, Jeff Holdsworth. They discovered that they had similar music tastes which include bands such as the Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, and Pat Metheny. More important, they both loved to play their guitars. Trey played the drums for many years but he fell in love with the guitar when he started in the eleventh grade. Jeff had more experience with the guitar because he was taught by an instru