Audun Haugeplass (vocals/bass)
Kjetil Steensnæs (dobro/vocals)
Kristian Kvalvaag (guitar/vocals)
Tarjei Nysted (fiddle/mandolin/vocals)
Tor Egil Kreken (banjo/vocals)
Influences
Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Jimmy Martin, The Seldom Scene, The Dillards, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, The Del McCoury Band, The Country Gentlemen, J.D. Crowe & The New South, The Osborne Brothers, The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers
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The Holstein United Bluegrass Boys (THUBB) is Audun Haugeplass (vocals/Rickenbacker-bass), Kjetil Steensnæs (dobro/vocals), Kristian Kvalvaag (guitar/vocals), Tarjei Nysted (fiddle/mandolin/vocals) and Tor Egil Kreken (banjo/vocals), and if you're into some good ol' bluegrass pickin' and singin', I advice you to read on! They come from rural parts of Norway; the «dancing» fiddler from the woods of Trysil. He might have scared away a bear or two in his formative years, but they're bound to come back if they could hear him now. The dobro-player from the coast of Haugesund, with the force and the beauty of the sea at his fingertips. And from the valley of Hallingdal comes a pair of them. Singing together ever since the Family Choir at age 3, their harmonies are as tight as their friendship, and they drive the band playing bass and banjo like they drive their trucks, hard and fast. Here's the surprise, though, the band found their guitarplayer where they least expect it; in the Hollywood Hills of Oslo. He's a citybilly, allright, and he can blow you away like a wind from the west with those licks of his.
Lead singer Audun Haugeplass has a voice that proves that the woods of Rotneim can't be too different from those of the Appalachian mountains. And the harmony-singing of the group, which has become its trademark, is the kind that sets you back to the rocking chair on the porch of your old home place, with a cup of coffee in your hand and the sun rising on the horizon.
Even though the rest of THUBB might not have the same credible background for playing bluegrass as farmer Haugeplass, they sure do sound like it! After having spent a few years fine-tuning the band-machinery by playing classic bluegrass songs by Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, The Stanley Brothers and others, they started writing some songs on their own. This, to quote the band, to "soothe heartaches and to add their own little something to this great tradition". As a result of that, they released their debut-album "Cattle Tracks", containing thirteen songs penned by the band, in January 2009. For info and booking, please write to: thubbpost@gmail.com
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Hei guys! Thanks for picking up my friend request AND for your comment :) You make fabulous music yourselves! Do you ever head south of the border...? cheers James
Hi there from Southern Australia boys. Thanks for being our friends. Really like your music, and really like having friends who talk to us! Thanks so much. Best wishes from Snuffles, Jet, Rolf and Monty - Fat Chance and the Bluegrass Playboys.
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Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
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