New Country Blues (Dig)

Emmitt-Nershi Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 29, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sci Fidelity Records
• ASIN: B002LWJ59M
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,477 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. New Country Blues

2. These Days

3. Surfing the Red Sea

4. Road of Destruction

5. Wait Until Tomorrow

6. Mango Tango

7. Restless Wind

8. I Come from the Country

9. Flight of the Durban

10. This Is the Time

11. Costa Rica

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Emmitt-Nershi studio debut does not disappoint, November 20, 2009

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This review is from: New Country Blues (Dig) (Audio CD)

Drew Emmitt (from Leftover Salmon) and Bill Nershi (from String Cheese Incident) have been playing together semi-frequently on the bluegrass jamband touring scene for a while now, and fans have been waiting for an official release with better sound quality than the bootlegs floating around out there. New Country Blues does not disappoint. The pairing of Emmitt and Nershi makes perfect sense. Their respective bands both have their roots in bluegrass, but play music with utter contempt for the concept of genre boundaries, and the two play complementary instruments (mandolin and guitar). What is most surprising about the Emmitt-Nershi Band, then, is how traditional they frequently sound. Leftover Salmon billed themselves as "polyethnic cajun slamgrass," and while SCI didn't have their own genre moniker, they blended their bluegrass with more rock and jazz. When Emmitt and Nershi play together, they seem to meet on common ground-- bluegrass. The result is an album that is more traditional than one might expect from a Leftover Salmon-String Cheese Incident cross-over, or even from Drew Emmitt's wonderful solo albums. Of course, "traditional," is relative. Bill Monroe would scoff at the very idea of calling this one bluegrass, but John Hartford would surely love it, and one gets the impression that the band was going for something in the vein of Hartford's classic, Aereo-plain. Of course, they stretch out instrumentally, and they incorporate some Grisman-type newgrass, but compared to anything by LoS or SCI, this album sounds almost anachronistic. That isn't to say that the album lacks vitality. It is an all-around satisfying album that doesn't have the energy you would get from one of their live shows, but has better sound quality than the bootlegs. It is also more lively than Nershi's previous side project, Honkeytonk Homeslice. Here's hoping Emmitt and Nershi put out a well-recorded live album soon.

Finally, if you like this stuff, do yourself a favor and check out Larry Keel.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're not sure you like bluegrass, Start with this!, February 9, 2010

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This review is from: New Country Blues (Dig) (Audio CD)

Drew Emmitt and Bill Nershi together are greater than the sum of the parts. The sound is definitely bluegrass, but also country/rock/and I don't know how to describe it! Great variety here, and very lively. One song, "Wait until Tomorrow," reminds me of the Desest Rose Band! This CD is much broader than than the usual bluegrass, which is often too "twangy" for my taste.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, April 6, 2011

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This review is from: New Country Blues (Dig) (Audio CD)

This album is great! Drew Emmitt and Billy Nershi are great musicians on their own and when they get together nothing can stop them. They get back to their roots of bluegrass and get down so get out your dancing shoes when you're listening to this one! If you like bluegrass you will love Emmit-Nershi Band. They have a show at Delfest this summer in Cumberland, MD along with many other performances around the country! Dont miss your chance to see them live today!