“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.
Holger grew up in Birchdale Minnesota where he toured and recorded with several bands including Sloughgrass and Porcupine Creek.
After moving to Tennessee he has played, sat in with and recorded with many great musicians and bands. Both as a Studeo musician and as a performer.
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Holger Olesen & Molly Yates Duo
Holger Olesen 2022 Photo credit Payton Collective
Holger Olesen 2022