ORBO & The Longshots
ORBO & The Longshots is a rock & roll band from Bergen, Norway. The band was established in the year 2000 by singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Ole Reinert Berg-Olsen aka ORBO.[1][2]
After ten years of endless driving, wet asphalt and band car on high octane band has learned the craft from the ground. To date, they have released 6 albums, and won the Norwegian equivalent to the American Grammy Award, Spellemannsprisen for their 2008 album "High Roller".[3] The bands' releases can be found on Blue Mood Records / Grappa and Columbia.[1]
The band disbanded in 2012 and ORBO continued as a solo artist.
Line up
[edit]- Ole Reinert Berg-Olsen aka ORBO
- Ine Tumyr
- Reidar F. Opdal
- Stian Tumyr
- Paul Inge Vikingstad[1]
- Magnus Åserud Skylstad
Honors
[edit]- Spellemannprisen 2008 in the class Blues
Discography
[edit]- 2005: Seven (Blue Mood Records)
- 2006: Dead Man Walking EP
- 2006: Genuine Handmade Rock’n’Roll (Blue Mood Records)
- 2008: High Roller (Blue Mood Records), Awarded Spellemannprisen in the class Blues
- 2009: Masquerade (Columbia)
- 2010: Live 10 (Blue Mood Records)
- 2011: Prairie Moon (Bonus Tracks) EP (Blue Mood Records)
- 2011: Prairie Sun (Blue Mood Records)
References
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- ^ a b c Scott, Jessie (2012-03-22). "ORBO & The Longshots "Highway Tears"". MusicFog.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ "ORBO & The Longshots Biography" (in Norwegian). SsvalbardBlues.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ "And the winner is Orbo & The Longshots". RadiOs.no. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
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