- Drew Emmitt
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Drew Emmitt Genres Progressive bluegrass, jam band Instruments Mandolin, Guitar, violin, flute Years active 1989–Present Labels Compass Records Associated acts Drew Emmitt Band, Leftover Salmon, Emmitt-Nershi Band Website drewemmitt.com Drew Emmitt is a mandolinist, guitarist, fiddle player, occasional flutist and singer best known for being one of the founding members of Leftover Salmon, as well as being the frontman of the Left Hand String Band, Drew Emmitt Band, and the Emmitt-Nershi Band.
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History
1989-2005: Leftover Salmon
Emmitt was a part of Leftover Salmon for the sixteen years that they were together, until the band decided to go their separate ways in 2005.
2005-Present: Side projects
At the start of the band's deformation, Emmitt formed the Drew Emmitt Band.
In 2007, Emmitt and Bill Nershi of The String Cheese Incident and Honkytonk Homeslice started a project dubbed the Emmitt-Nershi Band. The band toured a small amount in the fall of 2007, and have a wide-scale tour planned for the duration of this year, including stops at festivals such as the High Sierra Music Festival.
Discography
Solo
Year Title Label 2002 Freedom Ride Compass Records 2005 Across the Bridge Compass Records Leftover Salmon
Year Title Label 1993 Bridges to Bert - 1995 Ask the Fish - 1997 Euphoria Hollywood Records 1999 The Nashville Sessions Hollywood Records 2002 Live Compass Records 2004 Leftover Salmon Compendia Records Left Hand String Band
Year Title Label 1991 Get Me Outta This City Brewglass Records External links
Categories:- American bluegrass musicians
- Musicians from Colorado
- Living people
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