Ten Invitations

Ten Invitations From The Mistress Of Mr. E
Studio album by Rik Emmett
Released	May 2, 1997 (1997-05-02)
Recorded	1997
Genre	Classical, flamenco, folk
Length	45:13
Label	Open House Records
Producer	Rik Emmett & Andrew Craig
Rik Emmett chronology
The Spiral Notebook (1995) Ten Invitations Swing Shift (1999)

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Ten Invitations From The Mistress Of Mr. E is the fourth studio album by the Canadian guitarist Rik Emmett, released in 1997. It is the first installment in a guitar trilogy, otherwise known as the Open House Collection released merely six months before Swing Shift, which is meant to cover the basis of Rik Emmett's guitar teaching.

Unlike the next two albums in the trilogy, the album is completely instrumental.

Shannon Emmett, Rik's oldest daughter, plays the synthesizer on the two part suite "Ascending in St. Anne's" and "Secret Wishes". She was only fourteen at the time.

The album originally consisted of eleven songs, but was later dubbed as Ten Invitations due to there being only ten songs from the album. Emmett stated, on his official site, during the time of release for the album:

Track listing

1. "El Cuento del Gadjo" - 7:07
2. "The Castle of Regret" - 3:17
3. "Angelina's Smile" - 3:19
4. "Buggy Ride" - 3:28
5. "A Whisper Away" - 4:01
6. "Ascending in St. Anne's" - 1:25
7. "Secret Wishes" - 3:28
8. "Acadian Dance" - 2:52
9. "Souveniers" - 4:09
10. "The Seventh Circle" - 2:07

Personnel

• Rik Emmett – guitars, synthesizers, vocals
• Steve Skingley - Bass
• Denton Young - Drums
• Randy Cooke – Percussion
• Marty Anderson - Keyboards
• Shannon Emmett - Synthesizer on "Ascending in St. Anne's" & "Secret Wishes"

Production

• Andrew Craig – producer
• Ed Stone – engineer
• Hugh Cooper – mixing
• Noel Golden – assistant engineer
• George Graves – mastering
• Chris Chapman - Photography

References

External links

• Ten Invitations From the Mistress Of Mr. E Entry at the Official Rik Emmett Homepage