Rik Emmett
April 30, 2011
21:00

Rik Emmett (of Canadian rock band Triumph) and Dave Dunlop (from the rock band Full Nine) first played together during a master class session at the National Summer Guitar Workshop in 1990. Forming the duo called the Strung-Out Troubadours in 2006, a project arising from the public response of Rik’s instrumental duo performances together with Dave during Emmett’s concert gigs, material on their first album centered on an acoustic roots showcase for serious guitar lovers. The follow-up came a year later, with “LIVE at Hugh’s Room”, a recording of a set captured in the fabled Toronto concert. “Push & Pull” was released in 2009 and finds them expanding from their acoustic guitar duo roots into a full band approach on several tracks, moving further towards the smooth jazz community that embraced their initial stylings.