Watch and listen to Rik perform some of his songs and talk about performing, songwriting and his experiences in the music business Monday, February 6th from 7:30pm-8:30pm EST for a Metalworks Institute Backstage Pass live webcast.
The Troubs to play the NYCB Theatre at Westbury in New York warming up for Louisiana Music Hall of Fame’s hard-rocking Zebra!
The Troubs to play the NYCB Theatre at Westbury in New York warming up for Louisiana Music Hall of Fame’s hard-rocking Zebra!
Released in 1997, this was the album that launched Rik’s independent record label in 1996 – a collection of nylon string classical fingerstyle pieces. This album features 10 instrumental tracks and is now available for the first time as a digital download!
Released in 1995, the concept of The Spiral Notebook became quite clear “keep it simple”. This album features 11 tracks including the singles “Let Me be the One” and 1992’s “Anything You Say”. Now available for the first time as a digital download!
For the first time Rik Emmett performed as a guest artist with fantasy rock band “Sonic Elements” on a cover of the song “Red Barchetta” playing guitar in a unique “virtual collaboration” with a member of another legendary Canadian rock power trio, Rush.
Recorded live in 2000 at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, this album features six unreleased tracks (seven if you count the novelty “Berklee Rocks”) not found on any studio recordings. Now available for the first time as a digital download!
Christmas with The Troubs – Wednesday December 21st, 4- 6pm (EST). A fun and informal behind-the-scenes radio special with Rik and Dave -strung-out and on the road through 2012- with host Spud Wharton of CHIP 101.7 FM. Listen online!
Recorded in the fall of 2011 at Room 9, reCOVERy Room 9 is the new album by The Troubs and features versions of nine classic songs! Now available at MapleMusic.com in CD format. Also, just in time for the holidays and for a limited time is the reCOVERy Room 9 Collector’s Bundle!
The Troubs will be featuring some material from their brand new studio CD, reCOVERy Room 9 – nine somewhat unexpected and startling cover songs, performed as an acoustic duo and captured in the friendly research lab / hothouse environment of Dave Dunlop’s ‘Room 9’ studio.
