“Country Music belongs to America”
— Bill Monroe
Holger Olesen
Holger Olesen
Vocalist, Resonator guitar & Bass
Holger Olesen is a vocalist, bass and resonator guitar bluegrass musician working out of Elizabethton, TN.
He currently tours with the Little Roy & Lizzy Show as their bass player.
He is a graduate of East Tennessee State University's Bluegrass, Country & Old-time Music program and also has a Masters of Engineering Technology from ETSU. He currently teaches at ETSU in both the Bluegrass and Engineering programs. He also gives individual instruument lessons via zoom.
Holger grew up in Birchdale Minnesota where he toured and recorded with several bands.
After moving to Tennessee he has played, sat in with and recorded with many great musicians and bands. Both as a Studio musician and as a performer.
In 2024 he sat in with Rhonda Vincet and the Rage at theGrand Ole Opry. He also won the Galax Fiddlers Convention's dobro competition in 2024.
Press Photos
Holger Olesen & Molly Yates Duo
Holger Olesen 2022 Photo credit Payton Collective
Holger Olesen 2022