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]

Line up
  • Ole Reinert Berg-Olsen aka ORBO
  • Ine Tumyr
  • Reidar F. Opdal
  • Stian Tumyr
  • Paul Inge Vikingstad[1]

Honors

Discography
  • 2005: Seven (Blue Mood Records)
  • 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)
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References
  1. Scott, Jessie (2012-03-22). "ORBO & The Longshots "Highway Tears"". MusicFog.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  2. "ORBO & The Longshots Biography" (in Norwegian). SsvalbardBlues.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. "And the winner is Orbo & The Longshots". RadiOs.no. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
Preceded by
Grande		 Recipient of the Blues Spellemannprisen
2008		 Succeeded by
Reidar Larsen


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