LEFTOVER SALMON ''THE NASHVILLE SESSIONS'' SEPTEMBER 14 1999

LEFTOVER SALMON
''THE NASHVILLE SESSIONS''
SEPTEMBER 14 1999
58:38

1/Midnight Blues
Drew Emmitt/feat. Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury/3:12
2/Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes
Taj Mahal/feat. Taj Mahal, Sally Van Meter /2:56
3/Dance on Your Head
Vince Herman / Mark Vann/feat. Jeff Coffin, Béla Fleck, Reese Wynans/4:10
4/Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
Waylon Jennings/feat. Sam Bush, Waylon Jennings, Sally Van Meter, Randy Scruggs/3:40
5/Five Alive
Mark Vann/feat. Jeff Hanna, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs/3:15
6/Breakin' Thru
Drew Emmitt/feat. John Cowan, Jerry Douglas, Reese Wynans/5:21
7/Lines Around Your Eyes
Lucinda Williams/feat. Jo-El Sonnier, Lucinda Williams/3:17
8/It's Your World
Drew Emmitt / Marty Robbins / Randy Scruggs/feat. John Cowan, Randy Scruggs, Reese Wynans/3:52
9/On the Other Side
Drew Emmitt/feat. John Cowan, John Popper, Reese Wynans/3:04
10/Troubled Times
Drew Emmitt/feat. Sam Bush, John Cowan, Jerry Douglas/9:12
11/Another Way to Turn
Drew Emmitt/feat. John Cowan, Todd Park Mohr, Reese Wynans/6:03
12/Up on the Hill Where We Do the Boogie
John Hartford/feat. Béla Fleck, Reese Wynans/5:12
13/Nobody's Fault But Mine
Bunk Johnson / Nina Simone/feat. John Bell/5:24

John Bell/Arranger, Featured Artist, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Sam Bush/Featured Artist, Fiddle, Guest Artist, Vocal Harmony
Jeff Coffin/Featured Artist, Sax (Soprano)
John Cowan/Featured Artist, /Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Jerry Douglas/Dobro, Featured Artist, Guest Artist
Drew Emmitt/Mandolin, Vocals
Béla Fleck/Banjo, Featured Artist, Guest Artist
Jeff Hanna/Cymbals, Washboard
Vince Herman/Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Waylon Jennings/Featured Artist, Guest Artist,, Vocals
Taj Mahal/Dobro, Featured Artist, Guest Artist,  Vocals
Del McCoury/Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Vocals
Ronnie McCoury/Featured Artist, Mandolin
Todd Park Mohr/Featured Artist, Guitar (Electric)
Tye North/Bass
John Popper/Featured Artist, Harmonica
Earl Scruggs/Banjo, Featured Artist, Guest Artist
Randy Scruggs/Featured Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Organ
Jeff Sipe/Drums, Drums (Snare), Percussion
Jo-El Sonnier/Accordion, Featured Artist, Guest Artist
Sally Van Meter/Dobro, Featured Artist, Slide Guitar
Mark Van/Banjo, Dobro
Lucinda Williams/Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Vocals
Reese Wynans/Featured Artist, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer

REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Those who don't pay attention to the jam band underground may be excused for wondering why such luminaries as Del and Ronnie McCoury, Taj Mahal, Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Jo-El Sonnier, Jerry Douglas, Lucinda Williams, and Waylon Jennings appear on an album by Leftover Salmon, but those in the know will be aware of the Colorado act's burgeoning reputation. Throughout the '90s, the group quietly built up a following with a series of solid records and constant touring. By the end of the decade, they had become a popular cult band and were on a major label, which gave them the opportunity to record the star-studded Nashville Sessions. Every song on the album features a duet of some sort, and producer Randy Scruggs was able to secure the big names, which certainly gives the album character. Still, the set wouldn't be much more than glorified stunt casting if it didn't give Leftover Salmon an opportunity to flex their muscles, to illustrate how far they've come over the years. Not only are they working with strong material (something that hasn't always happened on their previous albums), but Scruggs keeps things clean and simple, putting the spotlight on the music itself. Throughout it all, Leftover Salmon successfully keep pace with their heavyweight guests and, in the process, they turn in the most charming album of their career to date.

BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
The self-described "polyethnic cajun slamgrass" group Leftover Salmon formed in Colorado in the early '90s as a merger of two area acts, the Left Hand String Band and the Salmonheads. Comprised of vocalist/guitarist/washboard player Vince Herman, banjoist Mark Vann, mandolinist/guitarist Drew Emmit, bassist Tye North and drummer Michael Wooten, the band's good-timey earned a grassroots following on the festival circuit and resulted in their 1993 self-released debut Bridges to Bert. Ask the Fish, a 1995 live effort recorded at Boulder, Colorado's Fox Theatre, helped Leftover Salmon earn a deal with the Hollywood label, which in 1997 released the group's major label bow Euphoria. The Nashville Sessions followed two years later. Upon issuing the Live album in spring 2002, Leftover Salmon experienced some restructuring within the band. North and Wooten were no longer part of Leftover Salmon. Greg Garrison stepped in to play bass, Jose Martinez was added on drums and newcomer Bill McKay joined on keyboards.
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