Drew Emmitt

Drew Emmitt
Drew Emmitt on stage at the Northwest String Summit on July 21, 2013.
Background information
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	www.drewemmitt.com

Drew Emmitt is an American 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.

History

1989-present: Leftover Salmon

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 had a wide-scale tour planned for the duration of that 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
2008	Long Road	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
2012	Aquatic Hitchhiker

Left Hand String Band

Year	Title	Label
1991	Get Me Outta This City	Brewglass Records

References

External links

• Drew Emmitt Official Website