Drew Emmitt

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

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