2008 - The bulk of the songs are Emmitt originals and the core group of musicians include Chris Pandolfi on banjo, Tyler Grant on guitar, Eric Thorin on bass, Jeff Sipe on drums, Steven Sandifer on percussion, and Emmitt on mandolin and lead vocals. There are also guest appearances from Bill Nershi and Andy Hall on resonator guitar, Stuart Duncan on fiddle, and Tim O’Brien, John Cowan and Darrell Scott on vocals. Featuring: Drew Emmitt: Guitar, mandolin, vocals / Chris Pandolfi (Infamous String Dusters): Banjo / Tyler Grant: Acoustic Guitar / Jeff Sipe (Apt. Q258): Drums / Steven Sandifer: Percussion / Eric Thorin: Bass. With special guests: Billy Nershi (String Cheese Incident), Tim O'Brien, Darrell Scott, John Cowan, Stuart Duncan, Alison Brown, Andy Hall (Infamous String Dusters), Ronny McCoury, Reese Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble). Long Road features eight original songs and three notable covers (Supertramp's "A Long Way Home", Marshall Tucker Band's "Take The Highway" and Van Morrison's "Gypsy In My Soul") and was produced by Compass Records co-founder and bassist Garry West. "Drew Emmitt's original songs are likely to become Bluegrass standards." - Dirty Linen
11 Songs
- INTO THE DISTANCE
- TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME
- GOLD HILL LINE
- BEAT OF THE WORLD
- TAKE THE HIGHWAY
- CLOUD CITY
- GET'ER ROLLIN'
- LONG ROAD
- I'M ALIVE
- GYPSY IN MY SOUL
- RIVER'S RISIN'
