Emory Lester
  • Mountain Air
  • Salt Creek Revisited
  • Steel Driver
  • King's Quest
  • Billy in the Claw Ground
  • Cruisin' the 8
  • Paul Barfoot's Breakdown
  • Emo-tion
  • Pale Rider
  • Forked Deer
  • Mandograss Medley
  • Cactus Pass
  • Little France
  • At Dusk
  • Neon Street
  • Forever True
  • Headin' South
  • Mountain Air
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:05) [7.06 MB]
  • Salt Creek Revisited
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (04:02) [9.22 MB]
  • Steel Driver
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:05) [7.05 MB]
  • King's Quest
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:30) [8.03 MB]
  • Billy in the Claw Ground
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (02:17) [5.24 MB]
  • Cruisin' the 8
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (05:04) [11.6 MB]
  • Paul Barfoot's Breakdown
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (02:19) [5.31 MB]
  • Emo-tion
    Genre: Instrumental
    MP3 (04:48) [10.99 MB]
  • Pale Rider
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:25) [7.81 MB]
  • Forked Deer
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:09) [7.23 MB]
  • Mandograss Medley
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (05:02) [11.54 MB]
  • Cactus Pass
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (03:24) [7.78 MB]
  • Little France
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (02:54) [6.64 MB]
  • At Dusk
    Genre: Instrumental
    MP3 (03:29) [7.99 MB]
  • Neon Street
    Genre: Instrumental
    MP3 (04:47) [10.94 MB]
  • Forever True
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (05:37) [12.84 MB]
  • Headin' South
    Genre: Instrumental Bluegrass
    MP3 (06:40) [15.24 MB]
Biography
CRUISIN' THE 8 - Quiet Fire Productions QFP-011 - 2002

'Cruisin' the 8' has become a landmark recording for Emory. In this collection, he has crafted some new instrumentals, and covered the entire acoustic spectrum. He tracked most of the instruments himself, including mandolin, guitar, violin, banjo, piano, acoustic bass, mandola, baritone violin, 12-string guitar, and percussion. Guest appearances by Mark Johnson and Mike Munford.

1. Mountain Air
2. Salt Creek Revisited
3. Steel Driver
4. King's Quest
5. Billy in the Claw Ground
6. Cruisin' The 8
7. Paul Barfoot's Breakdown
8. Emo-tion

Emory Lester - mandolin, guitar, bass, fiddle, banjo
Mark Johnson – clawhammer banjo on ‘Billy in the Claw Ground’
Mike Munford – banjo on ‘Mountain Air’

2002 - Emory Lester (Quiet Fire Productions)

2002 - Emory Lester - Mandovax Music (BMI)

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PALE RIDER - Vamp VMP-EL200 - 1993
This widely acclaimed project has drawn rave reviews the world over, and still continues to make waves amongst pickers to this day. Joined by stellar sidemen Tony Trischka, Ray Legere, Slavek Hanzlik, Kene Hyatt, and Andy Thompson, this all-instrumental project showcases Emorys mandolin playing and songwriting in a bluegrass and new acoustic music setting.

1. Pale Rider
2. Forked Deer
3. Mandograss Medley
4. Cactus Pass
5. Little France
6. At Dusk
7. Neon Street

Emory Lester – mandolin, fiddle, guitar
Tony Trischka - banjo
Ray Legere – fiddle
Slavek Hanzlik – guitar
Kene Hyatt – bass
Andy Thompson - piano

Emory Lester (Quiet Fire Productions)

Emory Lester - Mandovax Music (BMI)

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THE EMORY LESTER SET - Northumberland NRCD-025 - 1994
Marion Linton, Allan Gorman, Kene Hyatt and Emory Lester definitely made their mark on new acoustic music with their first band effort, filled from one end to the other with cutting edge playing, original material, fantastic interplay and energy not often heard in this genre of music. Like the incredible level of energy at their concerts, this project captures all the power and subtle nuances of this group, and is still making waves as listeners from many other genres of music are discovering it.

1. Forever True
2. Headin' South

Emory Lester - mandolin, banjo
Marion Linton – fiddle
Allan Gorman – guitar
Kene Hyatt – bass
Andy Thompson - piano

Emory Lester (Quiet Fire Productions)

Emory Lester - Mandovax Music (BMI)
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