Across the Bridge

by Drew Emmitt

Overview

As lead singer and mandolinist for the acclaimed jam band Leftover Salmon, Drew Emmitt is at least partially responsible for putting Colorado on the acoustic music map. His second solo album finds him teamed up with an interesting array of bluegrass and newgrass luminaries, including Del McCoury (harmony vocals) and Ronnie McCoury (mandolin), Jim Lauderdale (with whom Emmitt wrote several of the songs on this program), fiddler Stuart Duncan, and fiddler/mandolinist Sam Bush. Singer John Cowan is here as well, but luckily he leaves most of his customary faux-soul-man histrionics at the door, contributing harmony vocals only. The material is a combination of fairly traditional bluegrass (Emmitt and Lauderdale's very fine "This House"), newgrass-style instrumental originals ("Big Ice," "Silvanite"), and border-transgressing fusion numbers (like an acoustic funk arrangement of Bob Dylan's blues-based "Meet Me in the Morning" and a laid-back arrangement of Little Feat's "All That You Dream"). This album would be rated more highly if Emmitt were a stronger singer, but as it is it's sure to appeal to fans of his band and of adventurous acoustic music in general. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	07/19/2005
Label:	COMPASS RECORDS
UPC:	0766397441023

Tracks

1. All Night Ride
2. Meet Me in the Morning
3. Cross That Bridge
4. Big Ice
5. All That You Dream
6. This House
7. Up Where We Are
8. Listen to the Spirit
9. Silvanite
10. Reach Out for Me
11. Out in the Woods
12. The Awakening

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Drew Emmitt   Primary Artist,Vocals,Mandolin
Ronnie McCoury   Vocals (Background),Soloist,Mandolin,Guest Artist,Baritone (Vocal)
Del McCoury   Vocals (Background),Guest Artist,Tenor (Vocal),Vocal Harmony
Jim Lauderdale   Vocals (Background),Baritone (Vocal),Guest Artist
John Cowan   Vocals (Background),Guest Artist,Tenor (Vocal),Vocal Harmony
Sam Bush   Vocals,Mandolin,Fiddle,Vocal Harmony,Rhythm Mandolin
Greg Garrison   Bass,Vocal Harmony
Paul Barrere   Vocals,Guest Artist,Slide Guitar
Ross Martin   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle,Guest Artist,Octave Violin,Fretless Banjo
Matt Flinner   Mandolin,Bouzouki,Banjo

Technical Credits

Erick Jaskowiak   Audio Engineer,Photography,Engineer,Mixing
Drew Emmitt   Audio Production,Composer,Producer,Group Member
Greg Garrison   Group Member,Production Assistant
Paul Barrere   Composer
Randy LeRoy   Mastering
Ross Martin   Group Member,Production Assistant
Griffin Norman   Design
Bob Dylan   Composer
Gary West   Executive Producer
Jon Pousette-Dart   Composer
Matt Flinner   Production Assistant,Group Member,Composer
Jim Lauderdale   Composer