“Country Music belongs to America”
— Bill Monroe
Holger Olesen
Holger Olesen
Vocalist, Resonator guitar & Bass
Holger Olesen is a Vocalist, resonator guitar and bluegrass bass player from Birchdale, Minnesota. He tours with the Little Roy & Lizzy Show as their bass player. He currently works out of Johnson City, Tennessee. Where he also attends East Tennessee State University pursuing dual Degrees in Bluegrass, Country & Old-time Music and Engineering. He is available for hire as an studio musician, solo artist or with a band. In his native Minnesota he was a member of the award winning Minnesota band Porcupine Creek and in 2018 was a cofounder of the Tennessee based bluegrass band Continental Drive. He has worked with numerous other bands, is on four different PBS TV specials, collaborated with overseas artists, done a variety of hired studio recording work and has been part of numerous CD projects as a vocalist and resonator guitar and bass player. He was the 2013 Rob Ickes Reso Summit scholarship recipient.
Press Photos
Holger Olesen spring 2018
Holger Olesen Lizzy Long CD release party 2020.
Holger Olesen 2020