Bridges To Bert

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1. BooBoo Lord Melody (3:51)

2. Going Through The Motions - D. Emmitt BMI (4:35)

3. Head Bag - V. Herman / J. Jorgerst / M. Vann BMI (4:18)

4. Whisky Before Breakfast / Over The Waterfall - Old Time Traditional BMI (3:48)

5. Bridges of Time - J. Jogerst BMI (1:50)

6. Nothing But Time - D. Emmitt BMI (5:27)

7. Tu N’as Pas Aller - V. Herman / M. Vann BMI (3:44)

8. Pasta On The Mountain - V. Herman / Hart / Hunter BMI (5:31)

9. Just Before The Evening - D. Emmitt DMI (4:43)

10. Dark Eyes - Yiddish Traditional BMI (4:59)

11. Zombie Jamboree - Conrad Mauge BMI (2:36)

12. Bosco Stumble - Leftover Salmon / Cajun. Trad. (4:08)

13. Rodeo Geek - Fred Prichard BMI (2:57)

Vince Herman - vocals, acoustic guitar and rub board

Drew Emmitt - vocals, electric guitar, electric and acoustic mandolin, fiddle, and flute

Mark Vann - vocals, electric and acoustic banjo

Joe (Joachim Rochus Albert Gustav) Jorgerst - piano, B-3, synthesizers and accordion

Rob Galloway - bass, Michael Wooten - drums, and percussion

mixed and produced by Charles Sawtelle, additional mixing by James Tuttle, mixed and engineered by Devin Clock. Recorded at Colorado Sound.

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Booboo - A Calypso tune popularized by Harry Belafonte. Thought this one was about an ugly clam, until we dug up the words from Vinny Farsetta.

Going Through the Motions - A “Leopard Skin Slim” composition with words that sound good together. It’s all about being in the moment.

Head Bag - Joe made up a great Zydeco progression and Vince rerouted it into a tune about urban frustration. The title should be pronounced like “Hot Dog.”

Whiskey Before Breakfast / Over the Waterfall - Traditional Irish tunes that everybody picks in the Bluegrass culture. This proves the “older the tune the harder they slam” theorem we’ve discovered through live shows.

Bridges of Time - The first day in the studio was chaos - Joe wasn’t - so he recorded this great opus to Bert. It bridges the tomorrow with the yesterday.

Nothing But Time - This song originated as a note tacked on a door. Times have changed and life is good now. Hope you enjoy it.

Tu n’as pas Aller - Vince’s attempt to write a Cjun tune while driving all night through the high Colorado plains. Proves you don’t need to speak French to write it.

Pasta on the Mountain - Quit your job - head to the mountains - live off of the land - bridge that Bert. With apologies to the Grateful Dead.

Just Before the Evening - Country Reggae tune by Drew also available on the Left Hand String Band release, “Get Me Outta This City.” Sunset on the Front Range can be heard in Renee Emmitt’s harmony vocal.

Dark Eyes - Traditional Yiddish tune dug up by Joachim. Proves that accordion is the hip instrument for the 90’s.

Zombie Jamboree - Another Calypso tune via Vinny Farsetta. Ask any Haitian and they’ll tell you “not all fish are good fish.”

Bosco Stumble - Vince learned this one from the late Dewey Balfa. In the “Salmon Way” we start traditionally and proceed to Bert.

Rodeo Geek - A true story of love, lust and mechanical bulls, soon to be a major motion picture. Our thanks to Fred for letting us torture his tune.

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Thanks to Bryant & Cindy Vann, Dave Cole, Lock McShane, Katie Albright, Brian Joyce, Daring Rev. Grinder, Charles Sawtelle, Kevin Clock, Barbi Springer, James Tuttle, Sharon Jogerst, Renee Emmitt, Sydney Emmitt, John Thomas, Jerry Smith, Tim Benko, and Fred Prichard for letting us use Rodeo Geek. Thanks to Tom Capek and Bill Warren for generously letting Joe use their equipment, Renee LeBeau for painting Michael’s clothes, Rochus & Ida Jorgerst for always supporting Joe’s musical career. Thanks to Kim Stefane-Herman, Colin, Jennifer Vann, Adam, Lilli, Lorrie, Jim & M.A, Carol & Dave and thanks to all of Rob’s friends who helped him along the way. Thanks to the Yakoo family and to all of our families. Thanks to the original Salmonheads - Hugh Robertson, Jon Stubbs, Steve Burnside, Dave Dorian, Gerry Cavagnaro and Linda Phillips, originating members of Leftover Salmon - Josey Wales and Glenn Keefe, Danny Elmore for giving the accordion a chance, Tanya, Saint Byron, Ross, Vinny Farsetta, KBCO, KDUR, Tammi, KBUT, KVNF, KGNU and Bert…

Extra special thanks to all of our fans -

Your support keeps us going!

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Leftover Salmon

Bridges To Bert

Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass

Vince Herman

vocals, acoustic guitar, rub board

Drew Emmitt

vocals, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and flute

Mark Vann

Vocals, guitar, electric and acoustic banjo

Joe Jogerst

keyboards & accordion

Rob Galloway

bass

Michael Wooten

drums, percussion

Renee Emmitt - Vocals on “Just Before the Evening”

Barbi Springer - Nice Bridge on “Pasta on the Mountain”

Sharon Jogerst - Original Cover Artwork

Tim Benko - Photography

Conmigos / Jerry Smith - Design & Graphics

John Thomas -Art Direction

KevinClock - Engineer

Produced by Charles Sawtelle

Mixed by Charles Sawtelle, James Tuttle & Kevin Clock

At Colorado Sound