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KVNF Live! - Drew Emmitt Band, with Simpler Times Bluegrass, 8/14/14

Jeff Reynolds

Pickin' In the Park Concert Series, Week 3 - The Drew Emmitt Bandwith Simpler Times Bluegrass

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. His band for this show includes Andy Thorn, banjo, Tyler Grant, guitar & Greg Garrison, bass.

Simpler Times Bluegrass is based in Gunnison, and for this concert includes Drew Murdza, mandolin; Pierce Gresham, banjo & fiddle; Sam Pankratz, guitar; Jenny Hill, guitar; and Andrew Cameron, bass.

Recorded Thursday, Aug. 21st, 2014, Paonia Town Park

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Drew Emmitt Band 1st set, 8/21/14, Paonia Town Park

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Drew Emmitt Band 2nd set, 8/21/14, Paonia Town Park

A native Texan, Jeff was bitten by the Colorado "bug" after graduating from UT-Austin. He arrived in Paonia on the October full moon of 1978, and has been involved with KVNF since its earliest days. His first KVNF show was "Sunday Night Live," which featured live musicians performing in the original Garvin Mesa garage/studio.